XANTHORRHOEACEAE

Sagg, Long or Spiny-headed Mat-rush

 

blades 0.3m - 1.0m (30-100cm) 

Small, crowded into spikes, yellowish or straw coloured. Male & female on different plants. 

Papery capsule 

Tussocky plant 

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath 

Very common and widespread especially in dry stony or rocky places, under light forest cover , coastal shrubberies, heaths and dunes from sea level to c750m. 

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy 

 

Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained 

Flowers provide food and foliage provides refuge for insects. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Used in traditional Palawa basket weaving. Also used in modern basket weaving. Suitable below powerlines. 

Stalks have globose capsules in spikes.seed is shed soon after maturity.collect stalks into paper bag . if necessary rub between hands or against wire screens to dislodge the seed 

Standard 

5 years + 

75-100 

Gives good results from seed. Seeds from higher altitudes may benefit from cold stratification for 4-6 weeks at 4oC. 

8-10 weeks 

 

 

 

Yes 

May be propagated by division in late winter.