Dichelachne micrantha
Short-hair Plume-grass
Sparse, open tufted perennial grass.
Additional information
- FamilyPoaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 10 cm high, stems 0.5-1 m high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesFlat or inrolled leaves to 20 cm x 1-3 mm, sometimes short scattered hairs, upper surface often rough.
- Flower colourGreen, becoming straw-coloured
- Flowering timeOctober to February
- FlowersLoose to densish, narrow, spike-like flowerhead 5-15 cm long. 1-flowered spikelets; lower floral bract 2-lobed, 3-3.5 mm long, bristle near top, 10-20 mm long, wavy to twice bent, weakly twisted; lower pair of bracts 1-ribbed.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsCool, seasonally wet soils. Semi shade.
- Garden useAttractive flowerhead. Use in drifts in gardens which are winter wet and summer dry.
- Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites and locally rare.
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Photographer/s: 1 Ken Harris ©; 2 A. Barley, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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