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Scientific Name
Senecio velleioides
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Forest Groundsel
Status
Rare
Height
0.5m - 2.0m (50-200cm)
Flowers
Flowerheads in large terminal clusters, often numerous c2.5cm in diameter, florets yellow.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Short-lived perennial herb, stems erect, finely striate and sparingly branched.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread and locally frequent in moist places on hills, especially after fires.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; 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
Achenes ribbed, pappus-bristles fine and silky.seeds appear fluffy and come away from heads easily when mature. colle ct heads into paper bags and allow to dry. rub on wire screens or break up by hand. sieve to clean
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Surface sow or lightly cover. Seedlings may be prone to damping off so the use of capillary watering may be helpful. Some species lose viability quickly.
Germination Time
2-5 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
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