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Scientific Name

Tetrarrhena oreophila

Family Name

POACEAE (GRAMINEAE)

Common Name

Small Mountain Ricegrass

Status

Height

5-25cm

Flowers

Flowerhead 0.75-2cm long.

Fruit

Grains

Form

Hairless, tufted grass with erect stems and flat leaves, which are whitish above and darker green below.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. Rarer than Ehrharta oreophila var. oreophila, occurring in similar habitats. South West, Mt. Field and Central Highlands.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting 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