Family Index

Scientific Name

Platylobium obtusangulum

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Common Flat Pea

Status

Height

0.3m - 1.0m (30-100cm)

Flowers

Pea, on short stalks almost hiddenby bracts. Large kidney-shaped standard yellow and red.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Slender shrub, spreading or erect.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; Northern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Widespread but local in dry soil.

Site Tolerance

Dry

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Hardy in most soils and aspects provided they are kept reasonably dry. Interesting foliage. 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

Pod, oblong (20mm long, 12mm wide), flat and almost stalkless.pods can be harvested close to maturity and dried in a warm area. leaving pods on the branch appears to aid opening. some pods may need to be crushed

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Nicking the seed provides the best results but hot treatment is the most commonly used.Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours. Dry seed before sowing. Use of capillary watering will reduce the likelihood of seeds rotting.

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.

Cutting Notes