Family Index

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Scientific Name

Imperata cylindrica

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Blady Grass

Status

Height

80cm

Flowers

Flowerhead dense, silky and cylindrical, up to 20cm long. When flowering, the stigmas are purple or brownish, and the yellow anthers are prominent.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Perennial grass with long, thick rhizomes, and smooth stems, either erect or bent abruptly. Leaves are flat or slightly inrolled, and finely ribbed on both surfaces.

Municipalities

Burnie; Central Highlands; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Coastal sands in the North West, North East and East Coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed or by division. May have an after-ripening period. Smoke treatment may inhibit germination for this species. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seeds 1-1.3mm long.

Seed Treatment Method

Storage

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes