Family Index

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Scientific Name

Cardamine tenuifolia

Family Name

BRASSICACEAE

Common Name

Marshy Bittercress

Status

Height

stems 1.0m (100cm) long

Flowers

Petals white or lilac, 5-12mm long. 6 stamens.

Fruit

Capsule (siliqua)

Form

Perennial herb with weak stems, basal leaves rarely seen.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Kentish; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Found in swamps.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Oct

Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsule linear, 15-40mm long, erect to spreading. seeds oval to oblong, compressed and without narrow wing

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