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Scientific Name

Isolepis stellata

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Star Clubsedge

Status

Rare

Height

2-9cm

Flowers

Seedheads of 3-8 spikelets.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Small tufted annual sedge with erect, bristly stems, 2-9cm long.

Municipalities

Burnie; Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Edges of swamps, saltmarshes, roadside soaks and wetlands in the North East and North West.

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, 0.75mm 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

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