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Scientific Name

Deyeuxia densa

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Bent Grass

Status

Rare

Height

0.9m (90cm)

Flowers

Fruit

Grains

Form

Erect or geniculate perennial

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath; Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., open to lightly shaded situations, heaths, sedgelands, streambanks, Ferneaux Group, East Coast, South West, West Coast, Central Highlands, sea level to 750m, S.A., Vic.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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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