Family Index

Scientific Name

Cynoglossum australe

Family Name

BORAGINACEAE

Common Name

Coast Houndstongue

Status

Rare

Height

20-80cm

Flowers

Petals round, usually blue, rarely white, in clusters on erect stems.

Fruit

Nutlet

Form

Perennial herb with erect flowering stems, covered in hairs. Rough-textured leaves in a basal rosette; leaves on the stem getting progressively smaller towards the top.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Coast; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

On the landward margins of coastal sand dunes, and grasslands and dry places throughout the State.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period, and germinates in about 4 weeks following storage. Surface sow or cover seed lightly. Also grown by cuttings and division. 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

4 nutlets, 5-6mm long and egg-shaped.

Seed Treatment Method

Storage

Seed Storage Life

More than 3.5 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes