Family Index

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Scientific Name

Hemarthria uncinata

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Mat Grass

Status

Height

1.0m (100cm)

Flowers

Inflorescence 4-8cm long, 2-3mm broad, falling into two spikelets at the nodes.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Stiffly erect perennial grass, forming dense mats

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Montane Vegetation; Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Widespread, in wet soils.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poorly-drained

General Notes

While not particularly ornamental, this plant should be useful for erosion control. It provides good habitat for wildlife and birds. 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

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from seed.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

May also be grown by division.