Family Index

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Scientific Name

Oreomyrrhis eriopoda

Family Name

APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)

Common Name

Australian Caraway

Status

Height

Flowers

12-35 flowers with hairy stalks produced on erect, stout flower stems. Petals white and less than 1mm long, anthers crimson. Fruits 3.5-6cm long.

Fruit

Form

Perennial rosette herb with a taproot. Leaves 2.5-20cm long, and 1-3cm wide.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread from coastal heaths to montane grassland.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagate from seed. From the same family as parsley, fennel, dill, coriander, cumin and caraway. Has a thick taproot which can be eaten like parsnip, and the aromatic leaves and seeds may be used for flavouring food. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

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.

Cutting Notes