Family Index

Scientific Name

Stellaria flaccida

Family Name

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Common Name

Forest Starwort

Status

Height

0.5m (50cm)

Flowers

Flowers solitary, axillary

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

A perennial herb, the stems much-branched, procumbent or ascending.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Sedgeland and Wetland; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Tas., common in damp shaded places

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

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

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes