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Scientific Name
Dichelachne inaequiglumis
Family Name
POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)
Common Name
Asymmetrical or Loose Plume-grass
Status
Height
70cm
Flowers
Floppy flowerheads up to 25cm long, with green or purplish flowers. The glumes (leaf-like structures in the flowerhead, immediately below the flowers) are unequal.
Fruit
Grains
Form
Tufted perennial grass with smooth stems and leaf blades up to 15cm long, the upper surface with prominent ribs.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
To 880m altitude in the Central Highlands, East Coast and West Coast.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Grown from seed or by division. Seed germinates quickly and has good viability. 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
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Jul
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
When mature, the seedheads become wiry or bristly, and seed releases easily. Collect by running hands upwards along seedhead, or cut whole seedhead with secateurs and extract seed later.
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Several years
Viable Seeds Per Gram
650
Seed Treatment Notes
No after-ripening requirement.
Germination Time
2-5 weeks
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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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