Family Index

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Scientific Name

Erigeron gunnii

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Gunn's Alpine Fleabane

Status

Height

Flowers

White to purple, terminal floweheads.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Rosette herb with wedge-shaped leaves, serrated near the ends.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Found in grassland and heath in the central and eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

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

Fruit, achenes, flattened with pappus of capillary bristles

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Short

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Also propagated from cuttings.