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Scientific Name

Isolepis tasmanica

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Tasmanian Clubsedge

Status

Height

2.5-10cm

Flowers

In heads of spikelets.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Very slender perennial with bristly stems.

Municipalities

Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Meander Valley; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. Rarely collected, the type collection was from fern gullies in the North West, also recorded from 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 shining, smooth and oval, 1.2-1.5mm long and contained in dense, bristly seedheads.

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