Family Index

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Scientific Name

Schoenus calyptratus

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Alpine Bogsedge

Status

Height

1.5-5cm

Flowers

Stems have 1-3 spikelets, each spikelet containing 1 flower.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Densely tufted perennial with bristly, rigid leaves much longer than stems.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Open montane and subalpine habitats, in the Central Highlands, South West, Mt. Field and Mt. Wellington.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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

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 1.2-1.8mm long, cream and shiny, sometimes with greenish ribs. 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

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

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