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Scientific Name
Uncinia elegans
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Handsome Hooksedge
Status
Rare
Height
5-25cm
Flowers
Flowers in 2-7cm long spikes.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Tufted perennial with erect or curved stems, forms small mats.
Municipalities
Brighton; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Glenorchy; Kentish; Meander Valley; Southern Midlands
Communities
Habitat Notes
Central Highlands, Midlands, East Coast and South West.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Grown from seed and division. 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 is brown.
Seed Treatment Method
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
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