Family Index

Scientific Name

Euchiton collinus

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Common Cudweed

Status

Height

0.06m - 0.4m (6-40cm)

Flowers

Several, crowded in heads.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Perennial herb with short rootstock with stolons arising from it. Stem, white/silvery.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Occasional in grassy vegetation on the eastern mountains, more common at lower altitudes.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

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Mar

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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 an achene withpappus. when seed is mature achenes loosen in centre of the head which develops a fluffy appearance.collect entire seedheads in paper bags and allow to dry

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated from seed. Suface sow or lightly cover. Usually quick to germinate.

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

May be propagated from cuttings or by division of clumps.