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Scientific Name

Diplaspis hydrocotyle

Family Name

APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)

Common Name

Stiff Diplaspis; Eastern Diplaspis

Status

Height

leaves 0.1m (10cm)

Flowers

Small yellow ish green flower heads with 12-20 flowers per umbel, on stems to 4 cm long.

Fruit

Form

A small perennial herb with stalked, heart-shaped leaves, forming a rosette.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Frequent in wet ground on mountains and at the margins of lakes or tarns.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Feb

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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 Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Propagate from seed.

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