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Scientific Name

Calorophus erostris

Family Name

RESTIONACEAE

Common Name

Black Rope-rush

Status

Height

Flowers

Fruit

Form

Perennial, similar to C. elongatus

Municipalities

Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; West Coast

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation; Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas,. endemic, wet heaths and shrubberies, riverbanks, sea level to 1100m

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Feb

Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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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

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.

Cutting Notes