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Scientific Name
Brachyglottis brunonis
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Brown's Tree Daisy
Status
Rare
Height
2.0m - 4.0m (200-400cm)
Flowers
Clusters of daisy flowers, Twice as many disk as ray florets, which have broad yellow ligules.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Small tree or large shrub, branches marked by persistent scars of leaf bases.
Municipalities
Brighton; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Southern Midlands
Communities
Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Local on Mt. Dromedary and Mt. Wellington at around 800-1200m.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Not 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
Achenes without hairs, rigid and prominently barbed. collect seed-heads into paper bags
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Use fresh 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
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