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Anthosachne sacandros is a medium-sized, tufted perennial grass endemic to Marlborough, New Zealand, growing on limestone cliffs, bluffs and river terraces. Grow it as a hardy, open-site native grass in free-draining, lime-rich ground.
Anthosachne sacandros is a species of true grass in the tribe Triticeae. It is endemic to open habitats in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand. It grows on limestone cliffs, bluffs and river terraces, from elevations of 0–900 m. It flowers from October–February, and fruits from December–May.
A. sacandros is endemic to Marlborough from sea level to 900m above sea level, with most populations on coasts. It is a calcicole, found on limestone cliffs and river terraces in open habitat.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthosachne sacandros by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
