Scientific Name: Lepidosperma concavum
Common Name: sand swordsedge
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Cyperaceae
Form Description: Common sedge with branched creeping rhizome and erect fans of leaves, 20-60cm long.
Flowers: Flower heads dense with several narrow clusters of greyish brown spikelets; bracts blunt.
Fruit: Nut – pale coloured, about 1.5mm in diameter.
Municipality
Plant Communities
Habitat Notes
Sands, sandy heaths, wet sandy peat in coastal and near coastal areas, near sea level to about 350m, King Island, north-west, Furneaux, east coast and west coast.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Moist, Shady, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Leaves used for weaving (contemporary).
Propagation Calendar
-
Flowering Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -
Seed Collecting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -
Sowing Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -
Cutting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Very difficult to grow from seed.
Seed Treatment Notes
A range of treatments has been tried with little success. Seed is reported to germinate very slowly if sown in dark and moist conditions. The use of older seed has been suggested. Smoke treatment has been unsuccessful with this species.
Cutting & Division Information
Usually propagated by division over the winter months, although plants die back for a period after transplanting.