Family Index

Scientific Name

Pultenaea prostrata

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Bush Pea

Status

Vulnerable

Height

branches 0.2m (20cm)

Flowers

Peaflower, yellow streaked with red; wings yellow, keel red.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Small shrub with b ranches prostrate or spreading on ground with tips ascending

Municipalities

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

Communities

Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Local in grasslands in the midlands.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; 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, softly hairy turn from green to red-brown, seeds become almost black and hard when ripe, with 1-2 seeds per pod. harvest seed close to maturity and dry in warm area. seeds shed 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

2-6 weeks

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