Family Index

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Scientific Name

Acaena montana

Family Name

ROSACEAE

Common Name

Mountain Buzzy

Status

Height

Flowers

Numerous flowers form dense spherical heads under 1.5cm

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial herb, with spreading branches

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic; widespread in alpine sedgeland and coniferous heath and bolster heath, at altitudes of 1000-1500m

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

Prickly clusters of seed turn from green to greyish brown when mature. individual seeds are easily released when ripe. collect by hand

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed usually has good results without treatment.

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