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Scientific Name
Argentipallium obtusifolium
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Blunt Everlasting
Status
Height
0.1m - 0.4m (10-40cm)
Flowers
Flower-heads solitary at ends of branches, white, outer florets with pistils.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Perennia herb or undershrub, much-branched and woody at the base.
Municipalities
Flinders Island
Communities
Heath
Habitat Notes
Local near the north coast and in the islands of Bass Strait.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Achenes with pappus bristles finely barbed. colle ct entire seedheads into paper bags and allow to dry. do not collect in wet weather. rub seedheads on fine wire screens or break up by hand to extract seed. sieve to clean
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Needs light to germinate. For best results with Daisies generally, surface sowing allows maximum light to trigger germination.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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