Family Index

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Scientific Name

Puccinellia perlaxa

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Spreading Saltmarsh Grass

Status

Rare

Height

30-50cm

Flowers

The flowerhead is up to 15cm long, with wide-spreading branches.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Annual or perennial grass with smooth, erect stems and very slender, inrolled leaves, 2-15cm long, which taper to a fine point.

Municipalities

Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Known only from a creekbed in a saline area of a paddock in the Midlands.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed, fresh seed is recommended. 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

1.5mm long

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Probably 3-6 months

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