Scientific Name: Deyeuxia minor

Common Name: small 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: Glabrous tufted perennial.

Flowers: Spikelets green.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Central HighlandsDorsetHuon ValleyKingboroughLauncestonWest Coast
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestGrasslandWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Under light eucalypt cover or margins of wet sclerophyll forest, south-west and east coast.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

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

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Propagation Calendar

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

Seed Information

Germination Time

3-7 weeks