Marsippospermum grandiflorum
a perennial member of the Marsippospermum genus in the family Juncaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Marsippospermum
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Fertility
- Wind
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Wind
Uses
Material uses
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The leaves are used in basket making and thatching etc[1].
- Product or use
- Basketry
- Product or use
- Thatching
Environment
- Range
- Southern S. America - Chile and the Falkland Islands.
- Habitat
- Wet sands, open moist peaty grassland, river margins, bogs and moorland to 350 metres and north to latitude 47°s[1].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- high
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest surface sowing the seed in early spring in a greenhouse. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer. Division might be possible in the spring.
Cultivation
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We have almost no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of the country. See details above of its native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs.
References
Moore. D. M. Flora of Tierra del Fuego. Anthony Nelson. 1983-00-00 ISBN 0-904614-05-0