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Bothriochloa Macra

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Price:
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Common Name:
RED GRASS

PLEASE NOTE: Orders are by full tray only. Each tray contains 40 plants. When ordering, please choose how many trays you would like.


WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

  • Perennial, tufted grass with basal leaves. 
  • Numerous wiry stems and reddish purple flowering stems, 30-50cm high, mostly summer.
  • Appears red/purple after frost.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

  • Widespread throughout region. 
  • Drier open forests. Also low-lying sites prone to brief, infrequent flooding. 
  • Tolerates severe drought. 
  • Low to moderate frost tolerance.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

  • Moderate forage value. Forage value increases under grazing pressure and increased fertility (widespread in overgrazed pastures). 
  • Useful garden ornamental. 
  • Rejuvenate old plants by pruning severely or burning, and water heavily to encourage new growth. 
  • Forage value increases under grazing pressure and increased fertility (widespread in overgrazed pastures).

 

Image Source: Fagg, M. via Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)