Family Index

Scientific Name

Opercularia ovata

Family Name

RUBIACEAE

Common Name

Broad-leaf Stinkweed

Status

Height

stems 0.03m - 0.3m (3-30cm)

Flowers

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Perennial herb with slender rhizome. Has strong foetid smell when bruised.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Open country

Habitat Notes

Occasional in open country in the north of the state.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; 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

Fruit, capsular 2-valved , formed from 2-7 adjacent flowers to make compound . seeds broadly oval, outer surface smooth, inner surface with 2 prominent ribs and usually a narrow ridge between

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Untreated seed may have low results. Scarification has been recommended to improve germination or smoke may be worth a try.

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.

Cutting Notes

May also be grown from cuttings.