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Scientific Name

Deyeuxia quadriseta

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Reed Bent Grass

Status

Height

1.5m (150cm)

Flowers

Spikelets green or purplish

Fruit

Grains

Form

Extremely variable tufted, subglabrous perennial

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas., all regions of the state from sea level to 1200m in a variety of open or lightly shaded situations, W.A., Vic., S.A., N.S.W., New Zealand

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes