Dichelachne crinita
(L.f.) Hook.f.
Poaceae
Agrostis barbata Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.
Agrostis crinita (L.f.) R.Br.
Anthoxanthum crinitum L.f.
Apera crinita P.Beauv.
Cinna crinita Trin.
Deyeuxia crinita (L.f.) Zotov
Dichelachne comata Trin. & Rupr.
Dichelachne forsteriana Trin. & Rupr.
Dichelachne hookeriana Trin. & Rupr.
Dichelachne longiseta Trin. & Rupr.
Muhlenbergia crinita (L.f.) Trin.
Muhlenbergia mollicoma Nees
Vilfa crinita P.Beauv.
Common Name: Plume Grass
General Information
Dichelachne crinita is an evergreen, clump-forming perennial plant with erect culms; it can grow around 50 - 100cm tall
The plant yields a fibre that can be used for making paper.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
154- Title
- Flora of Victoria.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ewart. A. J.
- Publisher
- University Press; Melbourne
- Year
- 1930
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project.
,
265- Title
- Flora of the Sydney Region
- Publication
-
- Author
- Carolin. R. & Tindale. M.
- Publisher
- Reed. Australia.
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
- 0730104001
- Description
- Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description.
,
1661- Title
- Flora of South-eastern Queensland (3 volumes)
- Publication
- Queensland Department of Primary Industries; Miscellaneous Publication 81020
- Author
- Stanley T.D. & Ross E.M.
- Publisher
- Queensland Government; Queensland
- Year
- 1983
- ISBN
- 0-7242-2127-1
- Description
-
Range
Australasia - New Zealand, Australia (all States except Northern Territory), New Guinea
Habitat
Basaltic plains in Victoria[
154- Title
- Flora of Victoria.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ewart. A. J.
- Publisher
- University Press; Melbourne
- Year
- 1930
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project.
]. Open forest or cleared areas on sandy soils[
265- Title
- Flora of the Sydney Region
- Publication
-
- Author
- Carolin. R. & Tindale. M.
- Publisher
- Reed. Australia.
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
- 0730104001
- Description
- Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Perennial |
| Height | 0.70 m |
| Pollinators | Wind |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A strong paper is made from the fibrous stems[
154- Title
- Flora of Victoria.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ewart. A. J.
- Publisher
- University Press; Melbourne
- Year
- 1930
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project.
]. The fibre can be used to make a tenacious paper, especially
fit to be used for thin wrapping or packing paper. It is not unlikely to make fair printing and the less costly kinds of writing and tissue paper[
454- Title
- Useful Fiber Plants of the World
- Publication
-
- Author
- Dodge C.R.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- USDA; Washington.
- Year
- 1897
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed - sow in spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Prick out the plants into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle, grow them on for at least their first winter in a greenhouse and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring after the last expected frosts.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
