Family Index

Scientific Name

Stenanthemum pimeleoides

Family Name

RHAMNACEAE

Common Name

Spreading Stenanthemum

Status

Vulnerable

Height

Flowers

White flowers 2mm wide tightly packed at branch ends surrounded by 2-3 white leaves.

Fruit

Form

Prostrate undershrub, woody base, slender branches.Shiny dark green leaves

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands

Communities

Stony ground or ironstone gravel

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Local in drier parts of midlands and east, stony ground or ironstone gravel.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Rocky; Rocky

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; 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

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