Family Index

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Scientific Name

Agrostis diemenica

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Lake Blown Grass

Status

Rare

Height

0.35m (35cm)

Flowers

Panicle up to 12cm long,Purplish spikelets at tips of secondary branches. Few-flowered .

Fruit

Grains

Form

Loosely tufted hairless perennial, leaf blades flat or inrolled to 12cm long and 2mm wide.

Municipalities

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Only recognisedt in Tasmania. Open areas at the edges of welands in the eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

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 be propagated by division of rhizomes.