Family Index

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Scientific Name

Isolepis limbata

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Fringed Clubsedge

Status

Height

4-22cm

Flowers

Usually in solitary spikelets.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Tufted perennial sedge with threadlike stems and leaves.

Municipalities

Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Meander Valley; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Very wet places, such as stream banks, in the North West, Central Highlands, South West, and Russell Falls at Mt. Field.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

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

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

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, 1mm long and contained in dense, bristly seedheads. Nuts are deep purple or brownish purple, with numerous purple dots or streaks.

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

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