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Scientific Name
Australina pusilla
Family Name
URTICACEAE
Common Name
Shade Nettle
Status
Rare
Height
60cm
Flowers
Flowers are hairy, petal-less and small, and either male or female.
Fruit
Form
Loosely branched perennial shrub, stems creeping at the base, then erect, leaves dark green, coarsely toothed and scattered with hairs.
Municipalities
Hobart; Kingborough
Communities
Habitat Notes
Wet forests and wet rocky gullies on Mt. Wellington and King Island. Possibly around Quamby Bluff and Wayatinah.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit 1.5mm long and oval-shaped.
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
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
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