Family Index

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Scientific Name

Asperula subsimplex

Family Name

RUBIACEAE

Common Name

Water Woodruff

Status

Rare

Height

stems 0.1m - 0.2m (10-20cm)

Flowers

White, in axils of leaves of upper whorls, solitary or in 2 or 3-flowered clusters.

Fruit

Dry with two lobes

Form

Perennial herb with slender quadrangular hairless stems.

Municipalities

Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Flinders Island; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Riparian

Habitat Notes

Occasional but widespread on river banks and in marshy places.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; 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

Fruit, dry 2-lobed

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated 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 also be propagated from cuttings.