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Scientific Name
Eleocharis acuta
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Common Spikesedge
Status
Height
variable, 5-70cm
Flowers
In cylindrical spikes.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Perennial plant with tufted, needle-like stems and a woody rhizome.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
Riparian vegetation along slowly flowing streams, wetlands and shallow water. King Island, North East, West Coast, Central Highlands, Midlands, East Coast and South West.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Easily grown from seed or by division. Provides habitat for many birds and other animals. 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 egg-shaped, 1.5mm long, turning from yellowish-brown to dark brown when mature. Seedheads dry and turn brown when seed is ripe, and release nuts easily. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog 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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