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Scientific Name
Asperula conferta
Family Name
RUBIACEAE
Common Name
Common Woodruff
Status
Height
Flowers
White, borne on short stalks.
Fruit
Dry with two lobes
Form
Perennial herb, stems short and densely crowded. Internodes shorter than leaves.
Municipalities
Burnie; Meander Valley
Communities
Sandy soil
Habitat Notes
Known only from the north-west coast in sandy soil at Woolnorth.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit, dry 2-lobed
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be propagated from seed without treatment.
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
May also be grown from cuttings.
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