Family Index

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Scientific Name

Centipeda elatinoides

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Spreading Sneezeweed

Status

Height

branches 0.05m - 0.25m (5-25cm)

Flowers

Flowerheads yellowish to greenish/white.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Prostrate or spreading annual herb (or short-lived perennial) Aromatic

Municipalities

Communities

Variety of habitats

Habitat Notes

Local in hollows subject to flooding.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Grows in a variety of soil types and habitats. In nature it does not last long in one place but in cultivation if watered will survive much longer. Could be useful in rockeries or as a colonizer of bare soils in inland regions. 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, achenes enclosed in tight half circle seedheads which turn from green to brownish when ripe. seed turns from green to creamy yellow-green when mature

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Surface sow or lightly cover.

Germination Time

2-4 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

May be propagated from cuttings which strike readily.