Scientific Name: Gahnia microstachya

Common Name: slender sawsedge

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Cyperaceae

Form Description: Densely tufted perennial sedge with persistent old leaf-sheaths.

Flowers: Many clustered flowers in a dense, bristly flower head 15-50cm long.

Fruit: Nut – grey-brown, 2.1-2.5mm long.

Municipality
Break O’DayFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayNorthern MidlandsTasmanWest Tamar
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

On the east coast, in open woodland, often between granite boulders or on granitic sands, to 450m altitude.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Most of the seed will remain held in the seed head for at least a month. Cut the seed heads with secateurs and allow to dry, then vigorously thresh against a hard surface to extract seed.

Cutting & Division Information

Division of Gahnia species tends to have little success.