Family Index

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Scientific Name

Plantago gunnii

Family Name

PLANTAGINACEAE

Common Name

Bolster Plantain

Status

Height

2-3cm

Flowers

Flowers are usually solitary, on short, hairy stalks which become longer than the leaves in the fruiting stage.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Small perennial herb with slender stems, forming rosettes of leaves 1.5cm in diameter. The leaf stalk is often longer than the blade, which is thick and covered with long, erect hairs.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. Grows in cushionplants, including Donatia novae-zealandii and Pterygopappus lawrencii, on mountains of the Central Plateau and West of the State.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed. Surface sow as light may increase germination. May have an after-ripening period. May be successful in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

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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. Usually only 1 or 2 seeds mature.

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

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