Family Index

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Scientific Name

Uncinia nervosa

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Moorland Hooksedge

Status

Height

15cm

Flowers

In 1.5-2.5cm long spikes.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Tufted perennial with round-tipped, stiff leaves and erect, needle-like stems which are round in cross section.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Habitat Notes

Open montane moors, montane forests and sometimes fern gullies in the Central Highlands, Ben Lomond, S.W., Mt. Wellington and Mt. Field.

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

Nuts are brown and cylindrical.

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