Family Index

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Scientific Name

Rorippa gigantea

Family Name

BRASSICACEAE

Common Name

Large Yellow-cress

Status

Height

branches 0.6m - 1.2m (60-120cm)

Flowers

Small, with white, obovate, spreading petals.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Herb with coarse, erect or ascending branches.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Clarence; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; King Island; Southern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Occasional in moist forests.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

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

Fruit; a capsule 2.5-4 cm long on stalks about 1cm long, spreading. seeds oval wih ridges running longitudinally and pits between, also with narrow membranous wing

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from seed.

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