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Scientific Name
Lachnagrostis morrisii
Family Name
POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)
Common Name
Ruddy Blown Grass
Status
Height
0.4m (40cm)
Flowers
Panicle to 12cm , spikelets green or purple- tinged, flowering glume shining with fine awn.
Fruit
Grains
Form
Erect annual grass, leaves flat up to 17cm long, 4mm wide.
Municipalities
Communities
Montane Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Found in damp areas on margins of forest from 200m to 1200m altitude in the Midlands, Central Highlands, East Coast, South West and Mt. Field.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seedheads are open & branched and contain numerous small seeds.harvest by cutting stalks with secateurs. if seed drops from seed- head when head is gently rubbed between fingers, the seed is ripe. sieve to clean
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
2-3 years
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period. Usually good levels of germination follow storage. Seed should be lightly covered as light is needed for germination. Good for direct seeding in pots (2-3 seeds per pot) and in the fields.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
May also be propagated by division of rhizomes.
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