Family Index

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Scientific Name

Bossiaea obcordata

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Spiny Bossiaea

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Pea flowers with greenish-yellow petals, solitary or two together in axils of upper leaves.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Rigid shrub with smaller branches ending in spines.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Derwent Valley; Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Local at The Rocks near New Norfolk.

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

Seed pod has several to many seeds , black when mature. they 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