Scientific Name: Eleocharis pusilla
Common Name: small spikesedge
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Cyperaceae
Form Description: Small, densely tufted perennial sedge with erect stems and slender rhizomes.
Height (m): 0.02 – 0.12
Flowers: Spikelets with a few flowers.
Fruit: Nut – pale, 1mm long. Seed heads dry and turn brown when seed is ripe.
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Habitat Notes
On stream and lake banks, and in swampy ground, on the west coast, Central Highlands, Midlands and east coast.
General Notes
Bird attracting. Provides habitat for many birds and other animals.
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Easily grown from seed. Seed heads release nuts easily when ripe. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity.
Seed Treatment Method
Bog Method The seeds of many wetland species need to be kept wet to germinate. Punch a hole in the side of a recycled polyfoam box so that it holds water to the required depth. Sit the tubes in the box to germinate. Once germinated, punch holes in the bottom of the box to allow drainage.
Cutting & Division Information
Grown easily by division.