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Scientific Name

Alternanthera denticulata

Family Name

AMARANTHACEAE

Common Name

Lesser Joyweed

Status

Endangered

Height

10-30cm

Flowers

Small and papery, white or pinkish, occurring in the leaf axils either singly or in clusters of 2-3.

Fruit

Form

Scrambling perennial herb with a tough, slender tap-root and numerous branches arising at ground-level. Leaves 1.5-3.5cm long with a bluntly pointed tip.

Municipalities

Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Damp grasslands, Melaleuca ericifolia forest, river edges and boulder gaps, around Launceston and Longford in the north of the state.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Seed germinates easily using the raised bog method. Cover the seeds very lightly. May be successful in direct seeding. Seedlings will establish on heavy clay. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit is small, translucent and flattened. Produces fine seed.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

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