Family Index

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Scientific Name

Schoenus brevifolius

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Zig-zag Bogsedge

Status

Rare

Height

50-80cm

Flowers

In a narrow, stiff flowerhead on the end of the flowering stems.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Rush-like perennial plant with erect stems, 2mm in diameter, with a single narrow channel.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kingborough

Communities

Habitat Notes

In shallow water at the edges of lagoons in the North East.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Seed germinates readily with the bog method. Easily grown by division when actively growing. May be successful in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

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May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Jul

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Feb

Mar

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Jun

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Nut 1.5mm long, cream to light red-brown. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Patience is required in harvesting seed. Cut stalks with secateurs to collect, place upside down in a bag to dry, rub between hands to extract all seed and sieve to clean.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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