Family Index

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Scientific Name

Persicaria praetermissa

Family Name

POLYGONACEAE

Common Name

Arrow Waterpepper

Status

Height

Flowers

Flowers occur in the axils of the upper leaves and on the ends of the stems. Flowers are 3mm long.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Annual herb with slender yellowish or greenish-brown stems, 60-150cm long. Leaves are 3-6cm long and variable in shape, ranging from arrow-shaped to lance-shaped. The midrib and veins on the underside of the leaves are bristly.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Margins of streams and rivers in the north of the State.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed using the bog method, seed should be sown fresh. Very easily propagated from cuttings of young plants, or by division. 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

The fruit is swollen.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog 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