Family Index

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Scientific Name

Uncinia elegans

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Handsome Hooksedge

Status

Rare

Height

5-25cm

Flowers

Flowers in 2-7cm long spikes.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Tufted perennial with erect or curved stems, forms small mats.

Municipalities

Brighton; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Glenorchy; Kentish; Meander Valley; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Central Highlands, Midlands, East Coast and South West.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

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 is 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