Family Index

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Scientific Name

Anisotome procumbens

Family Name

APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)

Common Name

Procumbent Aciphylla

Status

Height

0.1m (10cm)

Flowers

Small white to cream flowers form a dense cluster on a stem slightly taller than the leaves.

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

Procumbent, perennial herb; forms a dense tuft up to 2 m in diameter

Municipalities

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic; local on west, central, and south west mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from seed, however little is known about its propagation. Fresh seed is recommended, and stratification may be beneficial.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

May be propagated by division.