Scientific Name: Oreobolus acutifolius Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: bloodstain cushionsedge

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Cyperaceae

Form Description: Perennial sedge, forming dense tufts or cushions from ascending rhizomes.

Flowers: Single flower on stalk.

Fruit: Nuts

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyHuon ValleyKentishMeander ValleyWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationHeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Occurs at high elevations in sphagnum bogs and wet seepages, and in open patches in heath in the central and western mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained

General Notes

Require high altitude, boggy sites to grow.

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
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Cold Some species require exposure to cold before they germinate. These species are best sown in early winter and left to germinate in a shade house.

Seed Treatment Notes

Grown from seed, which may benefit from stratification at below 4°C for 3-6 weeks.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated by division of clumps.