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Scientific Name

Dichelachne micrantha

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Short-haired Plume-grass

Status

Height

40-80cm

Flowers

In erect flowerheads, 2.5 to 10.5cm long.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Loosely tufted perennial grass with flat, slender (1-2.5mm wide) leaves which taper to a point.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Usually in dry situations, including rock slopes, dry banks and roadsides, to 800m altitude.

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

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

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