Family Index

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Scientific Name

Gentianella pleurogynoides

Family Name

GENTIANACEAE

Common Name

Common Snowgentian

Status

Height

Flowers

Small. The flowers are white and 5-petalled, with thin blue or purple lines on the inside of the petals, and borne on stems arising from the centre of the foliage.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Small herb with a rosette of oval to lance-shaped leaves. The basal leaves are 10-40mm long, and the stem leaves are 12-25mm long.

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. Subalpine to alpine areas of eastern Tasmania, including alpine/subapline treeless vegetation in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagated from seed. Cold storage is recommended for best results, although temperature and duration required is unknown. Not often cultivated, but would be suitable for growing in containers, particularly in moist but well-drained soils, with high organic matter. 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 are difficult to obtain.

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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