Ticklegrass

Agrostis scabra, native

• Short-lived, cool season perennial
• Early season growth
• Only palatable to livestock or wildlife early in the spring
• Naturally revegetates sites too barren, rocky or infertile for more desirable species
• Tolerates low pH and acidic soils
• Leaves are rough with tiny hairs
• Has the ability to establish on sites where few other species will grow, such as abandoned coal mines and soils polluted with sulphur, copper and nickel
• Grows in meadows, open wood, abandoned fields, dry or open slopes and alluvial flats