Family Index

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Scientific Name

Eleocharis sphacelata

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Tall Spikesedge

Status

Height

Flowers

In cylindrical spikes, 3-6cm long.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Tall perennial plant with erect, jointed, hollow stems and a stout woody rhizome.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Riparian vegetation and wetlands, in slowly flowing streams and shallow water. King Island, NE, W. Coast, Central Highlands, Midlands, E. Coast and SW.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Easily grown from seed or by division. Provides habitat for many birds and other animals. Used for basket weaving (modern). Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Nut is 2.5mm long and straw-coloured. Seedheads dry and turn brown when seed is ripe, and release nuts easily. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog 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.

Yes

Cutting Notes