Family Index

Scientific Name

Empodisma minus

Family Name

RESTIONACEAE

Common Name

Spreading Rope-rush

Status

Height

1.5m (150cm)

Flowers

Female spikelets

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Rhyzome, short, stout, erect

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., heath and sedgelands, sub alpine shruberies, spagnum bogs, buttongrass plains, near sea level to over 1400m

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi 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