Scientific Name: Deyeuxia rodwayi

Common Name: tasman bentgrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Slender, erect or ascending perennial.

Height (m): 0.15 – 0.7

Flowers: Spikelets green or tinged purple.

Fruit: Caryopsis

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKingboroughMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationCoastal VegetationDry Eucalypt ForestWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Wet sclerophyll forest, dry sclerophyll forest exposed to sea mists, sub-alpine areas, 200-750m altitude, east coast, Ben Lomond, south-west, west coast, kunanyi/Mt Wellington, Mt Field.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

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

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
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  • Seed Collecting Month
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Propagation Method

Seed Information

Germination Time

3-7 weeks