Family Index

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Scientific Name

Scleranthus fasciculatus

Family Name

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Common Name

Spreading Knawel

Status

Vulnerable

Height

0.15m (15cm)

Flowers

Flowers very small, yellow to green, in pairs.

Fruit

Nuts

Form

A small tufted perennial herb with short decumbent stems and leaves in clusters. Straggly and open.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Inter-tussock spaces in tussock grassland and grassy woodland, only recorded from a few sites in the Midlands and the South East. Also Vic., NSW, N.Z.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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