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Scientific Name

Carex iynx

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Tussock Sedge

Status

Height

12-50cm

Flowers

Small and inconspicuous, tightly packed in spikes which tend to be either male or female.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Robust, tufted sedge with rough leaves and slender stems which droop when fruiting.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

In rough grassland, and invading pastures.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagates easily by division or seed. Carex has been used successfully for direct seeding. Useful for soil stabilisation, especially on floodplains. 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

Seeds are cream-coloured oval nuts, 2-3mm long, and released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Cut stalks with secateurs to collect, place upside down in a bag to dry, rub between hands to extract all seed and sieve to clean.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable for 2-3 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

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