Family Index

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Scientific Name

Cheesemania radicata

Family Name

BRASSICACEAE

Common Name

Woody Mountaincress

Status

Height

Flowers

Spatula shaped leaves along flowering stems, flowers white, in terminal cluster.

Fruit

Capsule (siliqua)

Form

Herb with thick brown branches (almost woody), usually spreading.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. In crevices of rock on mountains at about 1200m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained; Crevices in rocks

General Notes

Requires moist, well-drained soils, will grow in full sun or partial shade but must have shelter to provide a cool root run. 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 siliqua, opening by valves with seeds in 2 rows in each part. capsules narrowly oval on stalks about 1cm long

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from 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

May also be grown from cuttings.