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Scientific Name
Isolepis platycarpa
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Flatfruit Clubsedge
Status
Height
1.5-10cm
Flowers
In spikelets on the end of flowering stems.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Small, densely tufted plant with bristly stems.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
In wet depressions between dunes and on rocks on the coast, and on riverbanks.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Surface sow seed. Grown easily by division. Some Isolepis species have been used in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
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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
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Nuts are oval, 0.75mm long and contained in dense, bristly seedheads. Nuts are dark brown to black when mature.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog method
Seed Storage Life
Viable for at least 2 years
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Smoke treatment may be successful with older seed.
Germination Time
4-5 weeks
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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