Family Index

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Scientific Name

Eurychorda complanata

Family Name

RESTIONACEAE

Common Name

Flat Cord-rush

Status

Height

1.0m (100cm)

Flowers

Spikelets, blackish purple, pearl gray

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Rhyzome short, erect, much branched

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas., all regions except King Is and Mt Wellington, coastal heaths, grass-sedgelands, margins of lagoons, alpine heath and scrub, sandy and peaty soils, near sea level to 1100m

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