Family Index

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Scientific Name

Trachymene composita

Family Name

APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)

Common Name

Parsnip Trachymene

Status

Height

40-120cm

Flowers

Many 2-3cm wide, white-petalled flowers produced per umbel.

Fruit

Dry

Form

Biennial or short-lived perennial herb with a stout taproot, finely grooved stem and deeply divided leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally abundant in wet sandy heaths.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed which usually has good results, also propagated by division. 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

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Smoke treatment improves results for this species.

Germination Time

4-7 weeks

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