Scientific Name: Deyeuxia gunniana

Common Name: bog bentgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Slender tufted erect or ascending glabrous perennial.

Flowers: Green or purplish.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
GrasslandRiparianSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Wet situations, creek and river banks, margins of moor and bog, sea level to 850m; north-west, west coast, Central Highlands, Ben Lomond, south-west.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

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

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