Family Index

Scientific Name

Pultenaea dentata

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Button Pea

Status

Height

0.3m - 0.9m (30-90cm)

Flowers

Yellow, purple-veined pea flowers in small dense heads with very short stalks.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Heath-like shrub

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Heath

Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally frequent in peaty heaths.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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

Pods oval, flatttened, silky., turn from green to red-brown, seeds become black and hard when ripe, with 1-2 seeds per pod. harvest seed close to maturity and dry in warm area. seeds shed very soon after maturity

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed extraction can be difficult; leaving seeds attached to branch appears to aid opening of pod or pods may need to be crushed. Nicking seed before sowing is the best treatment but can be tedious.

Germination Time

10-30 days

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