Family Index

Scientific Name

Schoenoplectus pungens

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Sharp Clubsedge

Status

Height

15-120cm

Flowers

A head of 1-5 spikelets, bright purplish-brown.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Summer-green perennial with triangular, sharp-edged stems and blue-grey to lime leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glenorchy; Hobart; King Island; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Saltmarshes, wetlands and fresh and brackish swamps near the coasts and inland at low altitudes.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Several months dry storage may be required. Can be grown from division, but this is labour intensive. Dies down in winter. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

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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 egg-shaped, smooth dark brown and 3mm long. Seedheads turn brown when seed is ripe, and release nuts easily. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity, and produced in good quantity.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Surface sow, or cover lightly. Smoke treatment or leaching may be useful.

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