Family Index

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Scientific Name

Brachyglottis brunonis

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Brown's Tree Daisy

Status

Rare

Height

2.0m - 4.0m (200-400cm)

Flowers

Clusters of daisy flowers, Twice as many disk as ray florets, which have broad yellow ligules.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Small tree or large shrub, branches marked by persistent scars of leaf bases.

Municipalities

Brighton; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Southern Midlands

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Local on Mt. Dromedary and Mt. Wellington at around 800-1200m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Not 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

Achenes without hairs, rigid and prominently barbed. collect seed-heads into paper bags

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Use fresh seed.

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