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Scientific Name
Carex pumila
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Strand or Spreading Sedge
Status
Height
4-20cm
Flowers
In spikes.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Sedge with tufts arising from creeping rhizomes, able to grow through accumulating sand, stems triangular in cross-section.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast
Communities
Habitat Notes
On all Tasmanian coasts, and sometimes in inland sandy places, and on the edges of salt lagoons in the Midlands.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Propagates easily by division or seed. Carex has been used successfully for direct seeding. 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
Seeds are oval nuts, 2-3mm long, and released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Cut stalks with secateurs to collect, place upside down in a bag to dry, rub between hands to extract all seed and sieve to clean.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog method
Seed Storage Life
Viable for 2-3 years
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
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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