Scientific Name: Deyeuxia frigida

Common Name: forest bentgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Erect or geniculate and ascending perennial.

Flowers: Green or purplish.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasman
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationDry Eucalypt ForestWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Under light forest or open areas in denser eucalypt forest, 400-1000m altitude, Ben Lomond, Central Highlands, east coast and kunanyi/Mt Wellington.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Moist, Shady

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

Seed Information

Germination Time

3-7 weeks