Family Index

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Scientific Name

Australina pusilla

Family Name

URTICACEAE

Common Name

Shade Nettle

Status

Rare

Height

60cm

Flowers

Flowers are hairy, petal-less and small, and either male or female.

Fruit

Form

Loosely branched perennial shrub, stems creeping at the base, then erect, leaves dark green, coarsely toothed and scattered with hairs.

Municipalities

Hobart; Kingborough

Communities

Habitat Notes

Wet forests and wet rocky gullies on Mt. Wellington and King Island. Possibly around Quamby Bluff and Wayatinah.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit 1.5mm long and oval-shaped.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

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