Family Index

Scientific Name

Gonocarpus teucrioides

Family Name

HALORAGACEAE

Common Name

Forest Raspwort

Status

Height

60cm

Flowers

Solitary, on short, threadlike stalks.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Peremmial herb, rough to touch, with short, spreading hairs. Stems are erect or sometimes prostrate; leaves are opposite and serrated, 8-15mm long.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant, especially in wet, shaded places.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

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

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit is 1.5mm long, grey, with 4 prominent 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