Family Index

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Scientific Name

Cymbonotus preissianus

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Bear's Ear

Status

Height

Flowers

Yellow flowerheads about 1cm in diameter on stalks shorter than leaves.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Dwarf perennial rosette herb.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Tamar

Communities

Widespread; Dry hillsides and paddocks

Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally frequent on roadsides and in sparse vegetation on dry hillsides and paddocks.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Used by early settlers as an ointment to treat wounds. They combined the leaves with lard. Will grow in a wide range of soils and climatic conditions. Prefers soils rich in humus but will not survive in permanently wet sites. 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

Seeds turn from cream toblack and release easily from seedhead when ripe. collect into paper bags

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Esily grown from seed. some species may have a short after-ripening period.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes