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Scientific Name
Cassinia trinerva
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Three-veined Cassinia
Status
Height
4.0m - 7.0m (400-700cm)
Flowers
White heads, numerous in dense clusters which spread past the leaves.Florets 3-8.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Tall shrub or small tree
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Launceston; Tasman
Communities
Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Local at the margins of wet sclerophyll forest in the north-east of the state.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Useful for providing quick low-level shelter (up to 3m) in mixed species windbreaks while slow growing species are established. May provide food for birds such as parrrots. Not 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
Fruit, a downy achene, pappus-bristles slender.collect seedheads when they turn dry and papery, store in paper bags
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed handling involves breaking up seedheads and sieving. Cover seeds with a fine layer of sand. Seedlings are very small. Most species have good results from seed.
Germination Time
2-3 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.
No
Cutting Notes
Take cuttings about 15cm long with heels in summer. To determine whether material is suitable for cuttings, bend it at right angles. If it springs back into position, rather than breaking or staying bent, it should be suitable.
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