Family Index

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Scientific Name

Rytidosperma nivicola

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Snow Wallaby- grass

Status

Height

0.015m (15mm)

Flowers

Spikelets with 3-5 flowers, 5.5 to 8mm long, bracts sometimes shiny with marginal hair tufts

Fruit

Grains

Form

Tufted grass with very rigid, shiny flowering stems.

Municipalities

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Wet tussock grassland in the eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

Similar to Rytidosperma nitens which has laxer, hairier flowering stems and a less hairy bract; also similar to Rytidosperma nudiflora which has larger spikelets and lateral lobes longer than the body of the bract. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

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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 turn from green to off-white and dry out as seed ripens. should release from heads easily. harvest by cutting stalks with secateurs. rub heads between 2 rubber car mats to extract seed. clean by sieving

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Long

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Some provenances, especially from inland areas may have 2-4 months dormancy. Seed is best sown on the surface of seed trays and covered lightly.Most species have best results between 15-25oC. Some Danthonia germinate quite quickly if sown as soon as ripe.

Germination Time

2-3 weeks

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