Family Index

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Scientific Name

Stenopetalum lineare

Family Name

BRASSICACEAE

Common Name

Threadcress; Narrow Thread-petal

Status

Endangered

Height

0.2m - 0.5m (20-50cm)

Flowers

Petals clawed, tapering to a point, often long and twisted after flowering, yellowish/brown.

Fruit

Capsule (silicula)

Form

Annual herb with few branches, erect, slender, hairless.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Clarence; Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Local in sandy heaths.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist

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

Fruit; a capsule, cylindrical or oval with 8-12 seeds in each loculus

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