Cymbopogon refractus 'Barbed Wire Grass'-seeds

CYMBOPOGON REFRACTUS   “Barbed Wire Grass”

Family: Poaceae  

Sprouting: 10-50 days.

Hardy, fast-growing, perennial native grass to 1m. Found throughout NSW, NT, QLD, and VIC, often in Eucalyptus wetlands.  Prefers free-draining soil but will tolerate even the poorest soils and is often used for rehabilitation of degraded sites, roadside vegetation, and in new housing estates for erosion control. A habitat for small m@mm@ls and fr0gs. Often used as an alternative to Themeda Triandra.

The seeds are eaten by r0sellas. Drought tolerant but sensitive to frost. Edible seeds that resemble barbed wire have a lemon fragrance when crushed.

Photo: Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 21 May 2024 –9.24am AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 6OCT2023

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****Please note: these are seeds (we are NOT selling these as live plants). Quarantine restrictions and costs prohibit us from selling these seeds to WA, Tas, and Internationally.