Scientific Name: Leptocarpus tenax

Common Name: slender twinerush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Restionaceae

Form Description: Rhizome, shortly creeping.

Flowers: Female spikelets

Fruit: Nut

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationHeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Heath and sedgeland and under light eucalypt forest, predominantly in coastal areas, sea level to 800m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information