Communities

Scientific Name

Montia australasica

Family Name

PORTULACACEAE

Common Name

White Purslane

Status

Height

prostrate

Flowers

1-6 fragrant, white or pale pink flowers,1.5 -2 cm across on terminal cymes on stalks 3.5 cm long.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Prostrate perennial with creeping stems which root at nodes.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Widely distributed, occuring at most altitudes; common in swamps

Site Tolerance

Moist; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

It has the capacity to be dormant during dry periods and regrow when conditions are suitable. 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

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated 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 cuttings, or by division.