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Scientific Name
Carex appressa
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Tall Sedge
Status
Height
1.5m (150cm)
Flowers
Brown cylindrical spike up to 30cm long or sometimes dense up to 15cm long.
Fruit
Nuts
Form
Tufted herb
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread and frequent in wet sclerophyll forest, ditches and wet places throughout the State.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Poorly-drained
General Notes
Valuable in preventing creek bank erosion (at the bank/water interface) as the fibrous roots stabilise the soil. Also slows water flow in drainage lines. Provides protection for frogs and habitat for various insects. Koori (mainland) use: Leaves were used for weaving baskets and similar implements. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
Jan
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
biconvex nut. ripe when golden brown
Seed Treatment Method
Bog method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Dry and rub the seedheads to extract seed. Stand seed tray in a container of water to keep the seed moist.
Germination Time
2 weeks - 80 days
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
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
By division of the rhizome.
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