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Scientific Name
Pultenaea juniperina
Family Name
FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)
Common Name
Prickly Beauty
Status
Height
0.4m - 2.0m (40-200cm)
Flowers
Orange-yellow petalled pea flowers with dark purple- brown keels.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
An erect, much-branched, prickly shrub.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Understorey of forests from sea-level up to the sub-alpine woodland. Particularly abundant in dry forests at low altitudes and under the tall forests at mid altitudes.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
A shrub which can form extensive thickets over a large area due to its suckering habit. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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
Short, fat ovate seed pods less than 1cm long. turn from green to red-brown, seeds become almost black and hard when ripe,1-2 seeds per pod. harvest close to maturity, dry in warm area
Seed Treatment Method
Hot water
Seed Storage Life
Long
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Hot water treatment and scarification. Seed should be dried after treatment to prevent rotting.
Germination Time
10-30 days
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
3-5 weeks *
Expected Time to Plant Out
5-9 months
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
Strikes readily on heat and mist.<BR>* on heat and mist otherwise 8 weeks. If propagating by division - slow to come on.
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