Family Index

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Scientific Name

Isolepis levynsiana

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Tiny Flat-sedge

Status

Height

8cm

Flowers

In clusters of spikelets.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Small, tufted annual sedge with erect stems.

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

In wet sandy places in King Island, Furneaux, NW, NE, West Coast, Midlands and East Coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Can be grown from seed or by division, although the plants take a while to recover when divided.May be successful in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Nut 1mm long and fawn-coloured. Seedheads 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

Probably 3 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Surface sow, or cover lightly. Smoke treatment or leaching may improve results.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

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