Family Index

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Scientific Name

Plantago paradoxa

Family Name

PLANTAGINACEAE

Common Name

Hairtuft Plantain

Status

Height

Flowers

2-4 flowers occur together in heads, on hairy flowering stems which are only a few mm long at the time of flowering. In the fruiting stage, the flowering stems become upright and longer than the leaves.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Perennial herb with a short rootstock and lance-like leaves with blunt teeth on the margins, 1.5-5cm long and arranged in a flat rosette. The upper surface of the leaves often have tufts of hairs on wart-like swellings near the teeth.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. Widespread in montane grassland.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

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. Attracts the migratory Meadow Argus butterfly (Junonia villida calybe), which lays its eggs on the leaves. 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

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