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Scientific Name

Siloxerus multiflorus

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Small Wrinklewort

Status

Rare

Height

0.015m - 0.05m (1.5-5cm)

Flowers

Shining white heads, shortly-stalked, with c25 florets in the terminal head, less in lateral ones.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Slender annual herb, stems erect and threadlike.

Municipalities

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Rocks

Habitat Notes

Local on rocks near the mouth of the River Tamar at Georgetown and West Head.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Rocky

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Achenes softly hairy, the outer ones each carry 8 conspicuous white pappus scales

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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.

Cutting Notes