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Scientific Name
Deyeuxia contracta
Family Name
POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)
Common Name
Bent Grass
Status
Height
1.1m (110cm)
Flowers
green or purplish
Fruit
Grains
Form
very variable erect or ascending perennial
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Grassy Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Tas., under light eucalypt cover and on the margins of wet sclerophyll forest from sea level to about 400m, North West, East Coast, West Coast, South West, Vic., N.S.W.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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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
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