DILLENIACEAE

Prickly Guinea-flower

 

0.3m x 0.6m (30cm x 60cm) 

Yellow, solitary on slender stalks 1-2 cm long; size extremely variable 0.8-1.5 cm across. 

Seed follicles 

Dwarf prickly shrub with needle-like leaves; may be erect or sprawling. 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Circular Head; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

Grassy Vegetation; Heath 

Common in sandy heaths 

Moist; Moist; Rocky 

Moderate 

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained 

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi Suitable below powerlines. 

Seeds brown and shiny with jagged aril. very difficult to propagate from seed. viable seeds are dark in colour, enclosed by a pulpy aril; non-viable seed are lighter in colour and weight and aril is brittle. vulnerable to insects 

Smoke 

1-2 years 

 

Seeds shed very quickly after maturity; collection is difficult and time consuming and only a few viable seeds are produced which often are predated by insects. Difficult to germinate from seed; germination rate may be improved slightly by smoke treatment. 

1-3 months 

No 

 

 

No 

Cuttings strike easily if taken from firm, vigorous growth. New growth is produced from woody rootstock after fire.