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Scientific Name

Oreobolus oligocephalus

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Red Sheathed Tuft-rush

Status

Height

2.5-5cm

Flowers

Spikes on the end of the flowering stems.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Tufted perennial with stiff leaves, forming mounds of crowded rosettes. The rosettes sometimes decay in the centre, leaving 'fairy rings'.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

On mountains at about 1200m altitude on poorly drained, exposed ridges, and in bogs at lower altitudes on the W. Coast, Central Highlands, Ben Lomond and the SW.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagated from seed or by division. Try using bog method. 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

Nut dark brown, 1.5mm long.

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed may benefit from stratification at below 4oC for 3-6 weeks.

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.

Cutting Notes