Communities

Image not available.

Scientific Name

Stellaria multiflora

Family Name

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Common Name

Rayless Starwort

Status

Rare

Height

0.05m - 0.15m (5-15cm)

Flowers

Flowers axillary on pedicels shorter than the leaves.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

A glabrous annual herb, branching, often tufted with several erect or ascending stems.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast

Communities

Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas., local in dry pastures and stoney places. W.A., S.A., Vic.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; 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

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

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