Family Index

Scientific Name

Angianthus preissianus

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Salt Angianthus

Status

Height

Flowers

In clusters forming compound heads each surrounded by downy leaves.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Annual herb, usually with many slender, wiry stems spreading from base.

Municipalities

Burnie; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Latrobe; Northern Midlands; Tasman; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Sandy flats near the coast, especially in the north and in the islands of Bass Strait.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; 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

Achenes covered with tiny protuberances and with the pappus ring-shaped and very finely toothed

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Requires light for germination.

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