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Scientific Name
Aotus ericoides
Family Name
FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)
Common Name
Golden Pea, Common Aotus
Status
Height
0.6m - 1.3m (60-130cm)
Flowers
Pea flowers, golden yellow with red markings
Fruit
Seed pods small, velvety
Form
Much branched shrub occasionally prostrate
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath
Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant. Well drained coastal heathlands and open forest
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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 has hard coat. seed released immediately on maturity. cut and tip over into collecting bag, do not pick as seed may be lost.
Seed Treatment Method
Hot water
Seed Storage Life
Long
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Easily grown from seed after soaking in boiling water.The seeds are prone to rotting. This is less likely to occur if hot rather than boiling water is used.Direct seeding in pots.
Germination Time
3-4 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
6 weeks
Expected Time to Plant Out
6 months
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
May be grown from cuttings
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