Communities

Scientific Name

Gunnera cordifolia

Family Name

GUNNERACEAE

Common Name

Gunnera

Status

Height

Flowers

Small, unisexual, crowded on spikes, usually on separate leafless stalks.

Fruit

Bright red drupes 2-3 mm long

Form

Fleshy, stoloniferous herb which often forms large patches that consist of rosettes.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Locally abundant near streams and in swampy places. Most common in montane zone, rare at low altitude in wet grassy places in the central and eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged; Acidic and constantly moist well-drained soil, and considerable sun

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Suited to cultivation in containers. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Feb

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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 Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown 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

Propagate from division of stolons, and possibly from seeds. The growing medium should contain a high percentage of organic matter, such as peat moss.