Scientific Name: Deyeuxia carinata

Common Name: keeled bentgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Erect or decumbent glabrous perennial.

Flowers: Green or purplish.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartKentishMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationGrasslandRiparianWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Stream banks, seepage areas, cliff ledges, moorland above 1000m, Central Highlands, west coast, Mt Field, kunanyi/Mt Wellington.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

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

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method

Seed Information

Germination Time

3-7 weeks