Family Index

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Scientific Name

Gonocarpus montanus

Family Name

HALORAGACEAE

Common Name

Mountain Raspwort

Status

Height

Flowers

Solitary.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Small perennial herb with tough, slender stems and opposite leaves, 4-12mm long. Young stems are rectangular.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant in subalpine and montane areas.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Seed germinates readily. Use fresh seed, smoke treatment improves results. Surface sow. Usually propagated from cuttings. 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

Fruits are silvery with 8 ribs, usually only 1 seed matures.

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes