Family Index

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Scientific Name

Deyeuxia brachyathera

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Bent Grass

Status

Rare

Height

1.0m (100cm)

Flowers

Spikelets green or purplish

Fruit

Grains

Form

Erect, stout, glabrous perennial

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Dorset; Kentish; Northern Midlands

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas., apparently uncommon. Recorded only from the Central Highlands and Ben Lomond area from 400 to 1435m, Vic. N.S.W.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sowing Months

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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