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Scientific Name

Juncus sandwithii

Family Name

JUNCACEAE

Common Name

Sandwith's Rush

Status

Height

0.01m - 0.1m (1-10cm)

Flowers

pale green, straw coloured or reddish, golden or chestnut brown.

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

smal perennial having a slender, much branched rhyzome.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., locally frequent in wet places from sea level to 915m

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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.

Cutting Notes