Family Index

Scientific Name

Wilsonia rotundifolia

Family Name

CONVOLVULACEAE

Common Name

Roundleaf Wilsonia

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Yellow or white tubular flowers with spreading lobes.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Small perennial shrub with low-growing, branching stems and dark-green, almost round leaves.

Municipalities

Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Coastal and inland saltmarshes in the East of the State.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed or cuttings. 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

Nick thick seedcoat with razor blade to depth of 1mm as a pre-treatment to germination, or dry heat at 60-70 degrees C for 30 minutes.

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