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Scientific Name

Uncinia riparia

Family Name

CYPERACEAE

Common Name

River Hooksedge

Status

Height

20-60cm

Flowers

In spikes, 2-8cm long.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Tufted, spreading perennial with erect, triangular, rough-edged stems, and leaves up to 60cm long. Forms large clumps.

Municipalities

Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Fern gullies, wet sclerophyll and rain forests in the Central Highlands, Midlands, S.W., Mt. Field, Mt. Wellington and on the West Coast in wet, shaded places.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed and division. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Nut brown, 3.5mm long.

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