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Scientific Name
Oreobolus oligocephalus
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Red Sheathed Tuft-rush
Status
Height
2.5-5cm
Flowers
Spikes on the end of the flowering stems.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Tufted perennial with stiff leaves, forming mounds of crowded rosettes. The rosettes sometimes decay in the centre, leaving 'fairy rings'.
Municipalities
Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast
Communities
Habitat Notes
On mountains at about 1200m altitude on poorly drained, exposed ridges, and in bogs at lower altitudes on the W. Coast, Central Highlands, Ben Lomond and the SW.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Propagated from seed or by division. Try using bog method. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Nut dark brown, 1.5mm long.
Seed Treatment Method
Cold
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed may benefit from stratification at below 4oC for 3-6 weeks.
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
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