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Scientific Name
Bossiaea cordigera
Family Name
FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)
Common Name
Wiry Bossiaea
Status
Height
Flowers
Pea flowers with yellow petals, solitary on slender stems.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
Slender shrub , branches spread or straggle over other plants.Leaves fern-like.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Widespread
Habitat Notes
Widespread and occasional in the north and east mainly in shady places from sea level to 1000m.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
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
Seed pod has several to many seeds, black when mature, which drop soon after maturity. collect pods on sheet under plants or place stocking over fruit or hand remove. place in warm spot till open and clean using sieves
Seed Treatment Method
Hot water
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Nicking the seed has the best results, however it is tedious and time consuming. Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours before sowing. Seed should be dried after soaking.
Germination Time
1-4 weeks
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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