Scientific Name: Carpha alpina

Common Name: alpine strawsedge

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Cyperaceae

Form Description: Tufted sedge with slender, erect stems. Leaf tips tend to curl when drying.

Height (m): 0.05 – 0.3

Flowers: In clusters of spikes.

Fruit: Nut – pale to dark brown, 2.5-3.5mm long.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Common on mountains of the west coast, Central Highlands, Ben Lomond, south-west, Mt. Field and kunanyi/Mt. Wellington.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
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  • Seed Collecting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Probably grown from 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.