Family Index

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Scientific Name

Isolepis aucklandica

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Slender Clubsedge

Status

Height

12cm

Flowers

Flowers in heads of spikelets.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Small perennial with slender stems, forming dense tufts.

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

In wet places in montane and subalpine areas on the W. Coast, Central Highlands, E. Coast, SW and Mt. Field.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Surface sow seed. Grown easily by division. Some Isolepis species have been used in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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

Nuts are oval, smooth and shiny pale purplish-grey, 1-1.5mm long and contained in dense, bristly seedheads.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable for at least 2 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Smoke treatment may be successful with older seed.

Germination Time

4-5 weeks

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