Family Index

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Scientific Name

Parsonsia brownii

Family Name

APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)

Common Name

Twining Silkpod

Status

Height

10-14m

Flowers

Dull greenish-yellow, with the tube bearded at the throat, about 7mm in diameter. Many flowers, borne in broad clusters.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Vigorous, woody, twining climber with branches to 4-5cm in diameter. Leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, glossy on top and yellow-green to greyish underneath, 5-10cm long.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Circular Head; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread in deep gullies, wet forest and rainforest.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagate from fresh seed or cuttings. Hardy; recommended to grow on mature trees or a frame for support, as it tends to smother shrubs. Suitable as a hedge or screening plant. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Nov

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Cutting Months

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit is almost needle-shaped, and 7-8cm long. Seeds have a tuft of long, silky hairs at the scar where it was attached to its stalk. The fruit is retained on the plant until it flowers again the following season.

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