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Scientific Name

Hypolaena fastigiata

Family Name

RESTIONACEAE

Common Name

Tassel Rope-rush

Status

Height

0.5m (50cm)

Flowers

Male spikelets numerous, reddish brown on slender whitish stalks; female few, terminal, solitary & erect erect.

Fruit

Nuts

Form

Small perennial rhizomatous herb, with erect, faintly grooved stems covered in white scales.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Circular Head; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Widely distributed, particularly in sandy, moist soils.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Propagation from seed is very difficult.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Usually propagated by division.