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Scientific Name
Lasiopetalum micranthum
Family Name
STERCULIACEAE
Common Name
Tasmanian Velvet bush
Status
Vulnerable
Height
0.5m (50cm)
Flowers
Few small flowers on short stalks.
Fruit
Papery capsule
Form
Dwarf spreading shrub; rusty hairs on young growth; prostrate to ascending branches also hairy.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic; local in the central eastern coastal region of the State, extending inland slightly. It grows in poor , dry soil under eucalypts.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Dry
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Poor; 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
Capsules split into 4 segments each contaning one seed. closely monitor or bag immature fruits. to collect, cut mature fruits, dry to extract seed and sieve to clean.collect soil from around parent plant
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Some species improve after dry heat treatment. Inoculation with soil from around the parent plant may help.
Germination Time
May take 6-13 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.
Cutting Notes
Propagation from cuttings of firm young growth root readily.
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