Family Index

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Scientific Name

Lepilaena preissii

Family Name

ZANNICHELLIACEAE

Common Name

Slender Watermat

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Flowers are either male or female, and solitary or in clusters.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Slender annual herb with horizontal stems and thread-like leaves 1-6cm long.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Clarence; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Sorell; Tasman

Communities

Habitat Notes

Fresh and brackish lagoons, and estuaries in the N.E., E. Coast and King and Flinders Island. Key sites include Calverts Lagoon, South Arm, and the Macquarie River.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Easily grown from division or 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

Fruit is dry, leathery and oblong, and 1.5mm long.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes