Family Index

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Scientific Name

Argentipallium Xspiceri

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Spicer's Everlasting

Status

Endangered

Height

0.1m - 0.4m (10-40cm)

Flowers

Flower-heads of white florets sometimes solitary but usually in clusters.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial herb or undershrub, much-branched and often woody at base.

Municipalities

Huon Valley; Kingborough

Communities

Presumed extinct

Habitat Notes

Known only from material collected in southern Tasmania in the Huon district between Longley and Cairns Bay.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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 slender but slightly thicker towards the tips with pappus bristles minutely barbed

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