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Scientific Name
Schoenus fluitans
Family Name
CYPERACEAE
Common Name
Floating Bogsedge
Status
Height
60cm
Flowers
In spikelets on the end of flowering stems.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Densely tufted, much-branched perennial with leafy, floating stems, usually growing submerged.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
In still fresh water, in the Furneaux, N.E., Central Highlands, E. Coast, S.W., and Mt. Field.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Seed germinates readily with the bog method. Easily grown by division when actively growing. May be successful in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Sowing Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Nut 1-1.2mm long, brown to grey-black with yellowish green ribs. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Patience is required in harvesting seed. Cut stalks with secateurs to collect, place upside down in a bag to dry, rub between hands to extract all seed and sieve to clean.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
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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