Scientific Name: Uncinia flaccida

Common Name: mountain hooksedge

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Cyperaceae

Form Description: Densely tufted perennial sedge with erect but flexible, triangular stems with sharp, rough edges, and thin leaves with curved tips when dry.

Flowers: In a narrow oblong spike.

Fruit: Nut – pale brown.

Municipality
Central HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetHobartHuon ValleyKentishMeander ValleyWest Coast
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Mountain moors and plateaux on the west coast, Central Highlands, south-west, Mt. Field and kunanyi/Mt. Wellington.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Grown from seed.

Cutting & Division Information

Grown by division.