Family Index

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Scientific Name

Dichelachne inaequiglumis

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Asymmetrical or Loose Plume-grass

Status

Height

70cm

Flowers

Floppy flowerheads up to 25cm long, with green or purplish flowers. The glumes (leaf-like structures in the flowerhead, immediately below the flowers) are unequal.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Tufted perennial grass with smooth stems and leaf blades up to 15cm long, the upper surface with prominent ribs.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

To 880m altitude in the Central Highlands, East Coast and West Coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed or by division. Seed germinates quickly and has good viability. 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

When mature, the seedheads become wiry or bristly, and seed releases easily. Collect by running hands upwards along seedhead, or cut whole seedhead with secateurs and extract seed later.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Several years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

650

Seed Treatment Notes

No after-ripening requirement.

Germination Time

2-5 weeks

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes