Family Index

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Scientific Name

Asperula gunnii

Family Name

RUBIACEAE

Common Name

Gunn's Mountain Woodruff

Status

Height

Flowers

Sweet smelling, cream or white in small clusters arising from upper whorls.

Fruit

Dry with two lobes

Form

Herb forming mats with ascending stems.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation; Sides of roads and tracks

Habitat Notes

Widespread in grassy vegetation in the eastern and central mountains. Often colonises banks by sides of road and track.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Should withstand some waterlogging during the colder months. 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

Fruit, dry, 2-lobed

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from seed without pre-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

May be grown from cuttings.