Plants of
South Australia
Eleocharis sphacelata
Cyperaceae
Tall Spike-sedge,
Tall Spike-rush
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 2

Prior names

Heleocharis sphacelata, orth.var.

Common names

Tall Spike-sedge

Tall Spike-rush

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Flinders Ranges, Murray, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)
Number
of plants
Date
collected
Collection number
Collection location
Date
stored
% ViabilityStorage
temperature
BGA 
MSB
4,200 (17.92 g)
4,200 (17.92 g)
20-Dec-2006DJD733
Murray
1-Aug-200795%+5°C, -18°C
BGA11,300 (45.8 g)6-Jan-2007RJB70990
South Eastern
1-Aug-200790%+5°C, -18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.