Family Index

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Scientific Name

Lachnagrostis morrisii

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Ruddy Blown Grass

Status

Height

0.4m (40cm)

Flowers

Panicle to 12cm , spikelets green or purple- tinged, flowering glume shining with fine awn.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Erect annual grass, leaves flat up to 17cm long, 4mm wide.

Municipalities

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Found in damp areas on margins of forest from 200m to 1200m altitude in the Midlands, Central Highlands, East Coast, South West and Mt. Field.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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

Seedheads are open & branched and contain numerous small seeds.harvest by cutting stalks with secateurs. if seed drops from seed- head when head is gently rubbed between fingers, the seed is ripe. sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

2-3 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period. Usually good levels of germination follow storage. Seed should be lightly covered as light is needed for germination. Good for direct seeding in pots (2-3 seeds per pot) and in the fields.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

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 propagated by division of rhizomes.