Family Index

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Scientific Name

Oreobolus oxycarpus

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Sharpfruit Cushionsedge

Status

Height

1.5-3.5cm

Flowers

Solitary spikelets on the end of the flowering stems.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Small, densely tufted perennial plant with leaves arranged in spirals.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

In wet subalpine areas at 1200m altitude, and in buttongrass moors at 750m altitude. NW, W. Coast, Central Highlands, E. Coast, SW, Mt. Field and Mt. Wellington.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed, also by division. Try the bog method. 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

Nut pale brown or grey, sometimes spotted with black and sometimes all purplish-black. 1.8-2.5mm long.

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May benefit from stratification at below 4 degrees C 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.

Yes

Cutting Notes