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Scientific Name
Lepidosperma curtisiae
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Little Swordsedge
Status
Height
30cm
Flowers
Flowers in spikelets, 5-6mm long.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Tufted perennial with erect leaves; stems always shorter and narrower than leaves.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Clarence; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Tasman; West Coast
Communities
Habitat Notes
In open, dry Eucalyptus, Allocasuarina and Callitris woodlands, from sea level to 300m altitude, in the N.E., Midlands and East Coast.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Very difficult to grow from seed- seed is slow to germinate and may have low viability. Seed is reputed to germinate very slowly if sown in dark and moist conditions. A combined heat-smoke treatment may be worth trying, possibly with older seed. Can be propagated by division over the winter months, but plants are slow to re-establish. Resistant to Phythophthora cinnamomi. 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
Nuts 2.5-3.5mm long and contained in dry seedheads. Some species retain seed on the plant for several years. Cut the whole seedhead with secateurs and allow to dry, beat against a hard surface to extract, being careful of sharp foliage.
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke
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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