| Prickly Couch
Zoysia macrantha |
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| Family: POACEAE | Distribution: Queensland to Victoria |
 
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Description: Creeping perennial grass to 0.3 cm high. Leaf blade to 4 mm wide that is sharp to the touch, green. Flowers and fruit on spikelets 2-5 mm long, light to dark brown, occurring in summer. Usually found growing on all dune types, in saltmarsh, around estuaries and headlands.
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Propagation: Propagate with freshly collected
seed from ripe fruit. Whole seed heads can be planted in a clean seedling mix of 2/3 washed river sand and 1/3 peat moss or organic matter. Prick out seedlings into tubes in small clumps. Seed will store if kept cool and dry and protected from insect and vermin attack, but germination drops off over time.
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Regeneration use: Pioneer species in severely degraded ecosystems. Essential part of climax community, especially on foredune.
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CPR Coastal Plant Regeneration |
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