Elymus scaber (Common wheat grass)
Adaptation | Wide range of soil types and acidity conditions. Found throughout the slopes and tablelands of New South Wales, southern Australia and in Western Australia. |
Seasonal growth patterns | Cool season |
Flowering time | Late winter to summer |
Comments | Frequent recruitment. |
Growth habit | Erect |
Harvesting options | Hand and brush harvester |
Expected germination | 80% |
Sowing techniques / sowing depth | Broadcast and direct drilling using a cone seeder / 5–20 mm. |
Optimal germination temperature (°C) | 15–20 |
Harvesting / sowing comments | Low seed fill in some ecotypes. |