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Scientific Name

Oreobolus pumilio

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Dwarf Cushionsedge

Status

Height

8cm

Flowers

Solitary spikelets on the end of the flowering stems.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Tufted plant with spirally arranged leaves, forming dense mats.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

On open rocky places and swampy moors, on mountains of the W. Coast, Central Highlands, Ben Lomond, SW, Mt. Field and Mt. Wellington.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed or division. Try the bog method. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Nut dark or reddish-brown.

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes