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Scientific Name

Euchiton involucratus

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Cudweed

Status

Height

stem 0.06m - 0.4m (6-40cm)

Flowers

c4mm long, crowded into globular compound heads , very short stalks with long woolly hairs. woollyhairs.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Annual herb with slender tap root.

Municipalities

Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Widespread

Habitat Notes

Occasional but widespread.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

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

When seed is mature achenes loosen in centre of the seedhead which develops a fluffy appearance.collect seedheads in paper bags and allow to dry.separate by rubbing on wire screens or by hand. sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Surface sow orlightly cover.

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

Also propagated from cuttings.