Family Index

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Scientific Name

Isolepis platycarpa

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Flatfruit Clubsedge

Status

Height

1.5-10cm

Flowers

In spikelets on the end of flowering stems.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Small, densely tufted plant with bristly stems.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

In wet depressions between dunes and on rocks on the coast, and on riverbanks.

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, 0.75mm long and contained in dense, bristly seedheads. Nuts are dark brown to black when mature.

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