Scientific Name: Calorophus erostris Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: black roperush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Restionaceae

Form Description: Perennial, similar to Calorophus elongatus.

Municipality
Derwent ValleyHuon ValleyKentishWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationHeathRiparianSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Wet heaths and shrubberies, riverbanks, sea level to 1100m.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Poorly-drained, Sandy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information