Family Index

Scientific Name

Bossiaea prostrata

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Creeping Bossiaea

Status

Height

Flowers

Yellow streaked with crimson pea flowers.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Small undershrub.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Widespread and frquent in dry and stony places.Common in dry woodlands.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Rocky; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Poor; 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

Pod 2-2.5cm long., flat, has several to many seeds. black when mature which drop soon after maturity. 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

Long periods

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Hot water treatment. Seed can be tedious to collect.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

10-30 days

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

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