Family Index

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Scientific Name

Nablonium calyceroides

Family Name

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)

Common Name

Ammobium

Status

Height

leaves 0.4m - 0.5m (4-5cm) long

Flowers

White daisy on stout erect stem 4-8cm long, outer bracts greenish,papery margins.

Fruit

Achenes

Form

Small perennial with basal rosette of leaves, white underneath.

Municipalities

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Wet flats behind dunes, margins of lagoons, on Bass Strait islands and a few localities on the west coast.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

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

Seedheads contain many achenes. collect entire heads, rub against fine wire screens or break up by hand. when mature, achenes should release easily from seedhead. sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Surface sow or lightly cover.

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

May be grown from cuttings.