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Scientific Name

Deyeuxia frigida

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Bent Grass

Status

Height

1.0m (100cm)

Flowers

green or purplish

Fruit

Grains

Form

Erect or geniculate and ascending perennial

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Montane Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Tas., under light forest or open areas in denser eucalypt forest, from 400m to 1000m, Ben Lomond, Central Highlands, East Coast and Mt Wellington, Vic., N.S.W.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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