Family Index

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Scientific Name

Rytidosperma australe

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Snowpatch Grass

Status

Height

15cm

Flowers

Flowerheads are 1.5cm long and stiffly erect.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Densely tufted perennial grass, spreading by short rhizomes (underground stems). Leaves are smooth, 4cm long, folded or inrolled, and tapering to a fine point.

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

Damp places and late snow areas above 1000m, in the Central Highlands and Mt. Field.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

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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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

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.

Cutting Notes