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Scientific Name
Leptocarpus tenax
Family Name
RESTIONACEAE
Common Name
Slender Twine-rush
Status
Height
1.1m (110cm)
Flowers
Female spikelets
Fruit
Nuts
Form
Rhyzome, shortly creeping
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Heath; Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Tas., heath and sedgeland and under light eucalypt forest, predominantly in coastal areas, sea level to 800m
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora 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
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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