Family Index

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Scientific Name

Cassinia trinerva

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Three-veined Cassinia

Status

Height

4.0m - 7.0m (400-700cm)

Flowers

White heads, numerous in dense clusters which spread past the leaves.Florets 3-8.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Tall shrub or small tree

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Launceston; Tasman

Communities

Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Local at the margins of wet sclerophyll forest in the north-east of the state.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Useful for providing quick low-level shelter (up to 3m) in mixed species windbreaks while slow growing species are established. May provide food for birds such as parrrots. 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

Fruit, a downy achene, pappus-bristles slender.collect seedheads when they turn dry and papery, store in paper bags

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed handling involves breaking up seedheads and sieving. Cover seeds with a fine layer of sand. Seedlings are very small. Most species have good results from seed.

Germination Time

2-3 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

Take cuttings about 15cm long with heels in summer. To determine whether material is suitable for cuttings, bend it at right angles. If it springs back into position, rather than breaking or staying bent, it should be suitable.