Family Index

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Scientific Name

Caustis pentandra

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Thick Twist-rush, Thick Twist-sedge

Status

Rare

Height

70cm

Flowers

In spikelets.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Perennial plant with stems round in cross-section, leaves reduced to sheathing scales and a creeping rhizome.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

On coastal sands in the North East and East Coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Probably grown from seed. 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

Nut yellow-brown, 4-7mm long. For collection, cut stalks with secateurs to collect, place upside down in a bag to dry, rub between hands to extract all seed and sieve to clean.

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