Family Index

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Scientific Name

Schoenus turbinatus

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Heathland Bogsedge

Status

Height

20-35cm

Flowers

A dense cluster of spikelets at the end of the flowering stems.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Tufted perennial with slender, erect stems and stiff, shorter leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kingborough; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Well-drained heathlands on sand or quartzite in the Furneaux, N.W., N.E., East Coast and S.W.

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

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 1.5mm long, white to greyish. 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