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Scientific Name
Cymbonotus preissianus
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Bear's Ear
Status
Height
Flowers
Yellow flowerheads about 1cm in diameter on stalks shorter than leaves.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Dwarf perennial rosette herb.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Tamar
Communities
Widespread; Dry hillsides and paddocks
Habitat Notes
Widespread and locally frequent on roadsides and in sparse vegetation on dry hillsides and paddocks.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Used by early settlers as an ointment to treat wounds. They combined the leaves with lard. Will grow in a wide range of soils and climatic conditions. Prefers soils rich in humus but will not survive in permanently wet sites. 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
Seeds turn from cream toblack and release easily from seedhead when ripe. collect into paper bags
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Esily grown from seed. some species may have a short after-ripening period.
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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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