Scientific Name: Uncinia nervosa

Common Name: moorland hooksedge

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Cyperaceae

Form Description: Tufted perennial with round-tipped, stiff leaves and erect, needle-like stems which are round in cross-section.

Flowers: In 1.5-2.5cm long spikes.

Fruit: Nut – brown and cylindrical.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyHobartHuon ValleyKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Open alpine and sub-alpine moors, alpine and sub-alpine forests and sometimes fern gullies in the Central Highlands, Ben Lomond, south-west, kunanyi/Mt. Wellington and Mt. Field.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Grown from seed.

Cutting & Division Information

Grown by division.