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Scientific Name
Carpha alpina
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Alpine Strawsedge
Status
Height
5-30cm
Flowers
In clusters of spikes.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Tufted herb with slender, erect stems. Leaf tips tend to curl when drying.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Habitat Notes
Common on mountains of the West Coast, Central Highlands, Ben Lomond, South West, Mt. Field and Mt. Wellington.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Probably grown from seed. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Nut 2.5-3.5mm long, pale to dark brown. For collection, 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
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
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