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Scientific Name
Asperula gunnii
Family Name
RUBIACEAE
Common Name
Gunn's Mountain Woodruff
Status
Height
Flowers
Sweet smelling, cream or white in small clusters arising from upper whorls.
Fruit
Dry with two lobes
Form
Herb forming mats with ascending stems.
Municipalities
Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation; Sides of roads and tracks
Habitat Notes
Widespread in grassy vegetation in the eastern and central mountains. Often colonises banks by sides of road and track.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
Should withstand some waterlogging during the colder months. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Nov
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Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit, dry, 2-lobed
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be grown from seed without pre-treatment.
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
May be grown from cuttings.
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