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Scientific Name
Eurychorda complanata
Family Name
RESTIONACEAE
Common Name
Flat Cord-rush
Status
Height
1.0m (100cm)
Flowers
Spikelets, blackish purple, pearl gray
Fruit
Papery capsule
Form
Rhyzome short, erect, much branched
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas., all regions except King Is and Mt Wellington, coastal heaths, grass-sedgelands, margins of lagoons, alpine heath and scrub, sandy and peaty soils, near sea level to 1100m
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
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.
Cutting Notes
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