Family Index

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Scientific Name

Cardamine lilacina

Family Name

BRASSICACEAE

Common Name

Native Bittercress

Status

Height

0.2m - 0.5m (20-50cm)

Flowers

White, pink, lilac or purple, in terminal groups, sepals purple with white margins, style > 1mm.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Perennial herb with basal rosette, leaves variable.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Grassy and rocky places in eastern and central mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Distinguished from Cardamine gunnii by the length of the style. Flora of australia lists 4 variants occurring in a variety of habitats. Details given here are mainly for the alpine form. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Oct

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsule linear: seeds narrowly winged

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