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Scientific Name

Tricostularia pauciflora

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

Needle Bogsedge

Status

Rare

Height

30cm

Flowers

In 4-5mm long spikelets.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Tufted perennial with rather stiff stems, circular in cross-section.

Municipalities

Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Communities

Habitat Notes

Sandy heaths and dunes, heath on clay soils, and coastal areas in the Furneaux, N.E. and East Coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Can be grown easily from seed or by division, although the plants take a while to recover when divided. Surface sow, or cover lightly. May be successful in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Nuts 2.5mm long and dark brown.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Probably 3 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Smoke treatment or leaching may be useful.

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