Family Index

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Scientific Name

Geococcus pusillus

Family Name

BRASSICACEAE

Common Name

Earth Cress

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Flowers on very short radical stalks, petals white, oval, shorter than sepals.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Small annual herb, usually stemless.

Municipalities

Flinders Island

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Recorded from coastal areas on Mile and Mt. Chappell islands in the Furneaux Group, Bass Strait.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Feb

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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

Pod oblong 5-12 mm long with horny valves and prominent midrib. seeds 3-5, brown

Seed Treatment Method

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