Family Index

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Scientific Name

Plantago gaudichaudii

Family Name

PLANTAGINACEAE

Common Name

Narrow Plantain

Status

Vulnerable

Height

Flowers

Tiny brown flowers in dense, compact spikes up to 10cm long.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Erect perennial plant with soft narrow linear leaves, and fine brown hairs on the leaf bases.

Municipalities

Clarence

Communities

Habitat Notes

Known from one grassy dry sclerophyll forest site, at Rosny Point in the South East.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed. Surface sow as light may increase germination. May be successful in direct seeding. 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

Capsule opens by a lid.

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

7-14 days

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