Scientific Name: Deyeuxia brachyathera

Common Name: short bentgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Erect, stout, glabrous perennial.

Flowers: Spikelets green or purplish.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayDorsetKentishNorthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationGrassland
Habitat Notes

Recorded only from the Central Highlands and Ben Lomond area, 400-1435m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information

Germination Time

3-7 weeks