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Scientific Name
Baumea juncea
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Bare Twigsedge
Status
Height
6-70cm
Flowers
In red-brown flowerhead up to 6cm long.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Perennial with creeping rhizome, shoots arising in clusters, stems pale green with white lines.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
All coasts, estuaries and sandy and peaty soils, buttongrass moorlands, heaths and coastal scrub, dunes, and creek and marsh edges to 250m altitude.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Seed germination is difficult, usually propagated by division. Although large quantities of seed are produced by most species, results are usually very poor, and some species do not produce viable seed. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Natural weathering of the seed for one year, followed by smoke or heat treatment (70 degrees C for 30 mins) may be successful. Reasonably drought tolerant once established. May be successful in direct seeding. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Nut dark red-brown and shining, 3mm long.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed has a 6-12 month after-ripening period, and leaching of tannins is required.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
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Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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