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Scientific Name
Montitega dealbata
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Silver Mat Heath
Status
Height
Flowers
White, tube longer than sepals. Flowers solitry in leaf axils.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Prostrate with slender woody branches forming a dense mat 15-40cm in diameter
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast
Communities
Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Widespread as dominant in mat heath on the summit of mountains and subordinate in other types of heath .
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; 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
Fruit, red, spherical, c 5mm in dia. after collection masticate seed , leave on a hot window sill or store in paper bags and then remove dried seed case
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Very difficult to grow from seed. May take 1-3 years to germinate.
Germination Time
1-3 years
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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
Usually grown from cuttings. Care must be taken in handling the typically fine roots of epacrids. In cultivation they require a well-composted soil and heavy shade. In less favourable conditions growth is extremely slow.
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