Family Index

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Scientific Name

Uncinia compacta

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Compact Hooksedge

Status

Height

20cm

Flowers

In a dense oblong spike.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Loosely tufted perennial with stiff leaves and erect, cream-ribbed stems which lengthen as the fruits mature.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Mountains of the West Coast, Central Highlands, Ben Lomond, S.W., Mt. Field and Mt. Wellington.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed and division. 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 3mm long and brown.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes