Family Index

Scientific Name

Pultenaea juniperina

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Prickly Beauty

Status

Height

0.4m - 2.0m (40-200cm)

Flowers

Orange-yellow petalled pea flowers with dark purple- brown keels.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

An erect, much-branched, prickly shrub.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Understorey of forests from sea-level up to the sub-alpine woodland. Particularly abundant in dry forests at low altitudes and under the tall forests at mid altitudes.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

A shrub which can form extensive thickets over a large area due to its suckering habit. 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

Short, fat ovate seed pods less than 1cm long. turn from green to red-brown, seeds become almost black and hard when ripe,1-2 seeds per pod. harvest close to maturity, dry in warm area

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Long

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Hot water treatment and scarification. Seed should be dried after treatment to prevent rotting.

Germination Time

10-30 days

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

3-5 weeks *

Expected Time to Plant Out

5-9 months

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Strikes readily on heat and mist.<BR>* on heat and mist otherwise 8 weeks. If propagating by division - slow to come on.