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Scientific Name
Lepidosperma concavum
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Sand Swordsedge
Status
Height
0.2m - 0.6m (20-60cm) long
Flowers
Flower heads dense with several narrow clusters of greyish brown spikelets:bracts blunt
Fruit
Nuts
Form
Common sedge with branched creeping rhizome and erect fans of leaves.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Heath; Light forests
Habitat Notes
Sands, sandy heaths, wet sandy peat in coastal and near coastal areas, near sea level to c350m, King Island, North West, Furneaux, East Coast and West Coast.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Resistant to Phythophthora cinnamomi. Leaves used for weaving (modern). 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
Fruit about 1.5mm in diameter, pale coloured
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Very difficult to grow from seed. A range of treatments has been tried with little succcess. Seed is reported to germinate very slowly if sown in dark and moist conditions The use of older seed has been suggested. Smoke treatment has been unsuccessful with this species.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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
Usually propagated by division over the winter months, although plants die back for a period after transplanting.
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