Municipalities

Scientific Name

Barbarea australis

Family Name

BRASSICACEAE

Common Name

Native Wintercress

Status

Endangered

Height

0.3m - 0.5m (30-50cm)

Flowers

Small, yellow, borne in racemes and with 6 stamens. Flowers sporadically throughout year

Fruit

Form

Dwarf herb with pinnate basal leaves and upper stem leaves with wavy margins.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley

Communities

Marshy districts

Habitat Notes

Recorded by J. D. Hooker from moist or marshy districts in the centre of Tas. and near Launceston.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

May be short-lived but grows readily from seed with plants grown in the ground or in containers. 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

Fruit elongated, 4-angled, to 5cm long, slender on stalks to 1cm long. since flowering times are sporadic, seed collection times would vary accordingly

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated from seed.

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 also be propagated from cuttings which strike readily.