Scientific Name: Schoenus nitens
Common Name: shiny bogsedge
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Cyperaceae
Form Description: Hairless perennial sedge with stiffly erect flowering stems, erect leaves and a slender creeping rhizome.
Height (m): 0.02 – 0.15
Flowers: In clusters of chestnut brown spikelets, each spikelet containing 2-3 flowers.
Fruit: Nut – smooth, shining and yellowish-brown to chestnut-brown, 1.5-1.8mm long.
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Habitat Notes
Sandy flats and near the coast.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Patience is required in harvesting seed. Cut stalks with secateurs to collect, place upside down in a bag to dry, rub between hands to extract all seed and sieve to clean.
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.
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed germinates readily with the bog method. May be successful in direct seeding.
Cutting & Division Information
Easily grown by division when actively growing.