Family Index

Scientific Name

Bossiaea cordigera

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Wiry Bossiaea

Status

Height

Flowers

Pea flowers with yellow petals, solitary on slender stems.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Slender shrub , branches spread or straggle over other plants.Leaves fern-like.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Widespread

Habitat Notes

Widespread and occasional in the north and east mainly in shady places from sea level to 1000m.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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

Seed pod has several to many seeds, black when mature, which drop soon after maturity. collect pods on sheet under plants or place stocking over fruit or hand remove. place in warm spot till open and clean using sieves

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Nicking the seed has the best results, however it is tedious and time consuming. Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours before sowing. Seed should be dried after soaking.

Germination Time

1-4 weeks

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