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Scientific Name

Chorizandra enodis

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Black Bristle-sedge

Status

Extinct

Height

30-45cm

Flowers

In spherical flowerheads, dark purplish-brown, dense and bristly.

Fruit

Nut

Form

A stout perennial plant with greyish-green, wiry stems. Resembles Juncus.

Municipalities

Georgetown

Communities

Habitat Notes

Recorded from the North West, and from the North East in George Town, in a damp sandy heath.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagated from seed or division. Grows well on clay, and very drought tolerant once established. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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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

Nut 3-4mm long, red-brown or grey-brown. Seed releases easily from plant when mature, rub to extract. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity, and is reported to have short viability.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

short

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes