Family Index

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Scientific Name

Desmodium gunnii

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Slender or Variable Tick Trefoil

Status

Vulnerable

Height

branches 0.15m - 0.5m (15-50cm)

Flowers

Small peaflowers, indistant pairs in terminal spikes. Petals blue or lilac 5-6mm long.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Perennial herb with woody rootstock and slender branches, sometimes prostrate.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Meander Valley

Communities

Habitat Notes

Found on the north west coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

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

Pods flattened, lightly hairy, constricted into 2 - 6 one-seeded parts. seed with hard coat

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Nicking the seed has the best results, however it is tedious and time consuming. Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours before sowing. Seed should be dried after soaking.

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