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Scientific Name

Isolepis hookeriana

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Grassy Clubsedge

Status

Height

3-12cm

Flowers

In spikelets, 2.5-3.5mm long.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Slender, tufted, annual plant with fibrous roots.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard

Communities

Habitat Notes

Wet sandy places in the Midlands and East Coast, also in the Central Highlands.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Surface sow seed. Grown easily by division. Some Isolepis species have been used in direct seeding. 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

Nuts are oval, 1.2-1.5mm long and contained in dense, bristly seedheads. Nuts are dark brown to black.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable for at least 2 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Smoke treatment may be successful with older seed.

Germination Time

4-5 weeks

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