Family Index

Scientific Name

Lepidium pseudotasmanicum

Family Name

BRASSICACEAE

Common Name

Shade Peppercress

Status

Rare

Height

0.6m (60cm)

Flowers

Borne in an elongating spike,petals reduced or absent. with 2 stamens and sepals 0.5-1mm .

Fruit

Capsule (silicula)

Form

Annual or biennial herb with pinnate basal leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Kingborough; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard

Communities

Habitat Notes

In Tasmania found in the south east and also on the north coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

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

Fruit; an elliptical capsule 2.5-3mm long, with wing slight in upper half, forming a narrow notch. seeds 1.2-1.5mm long

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Grown from seed which has moderate to good results.

Germination Time

2-4 weeks

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