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Scientific Name
Coronidium scorpioides
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Curling Everlasting
Status
Height
stems 0.1m - 0.4m (10-40cm)
Flowers
Yellow paper daisy alone on a stem arising from a rosette of pale leaves with loose hairs.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Perennial herb, branches often tufted.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation; Heath
Habitat Notes
Common at most altitudes but less so in the shady understorey of the denser forests. Particularly prominent after fires.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Can be very invasive in the well-watered conditions of a suburban garden. Flowering time depends on altitude - spring at lower altitudes, summer higher up. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
Jan
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit, an achene with pappus bristles slender, minutely hooked. when seed is mature achenes loosen in centre of the seedhead which appears fluffy. collect entire seedheads in paper bags and allow to dry
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Sieve to clean seed .Seedheads are prone to insect attack and should be dusted with an insecticide. Most species have a two month dormancy. Surface sow. Seed easily collected and germinated.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks
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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
Spreads by rhizomes. May be propagated from cuttings or by division of creeping rootstock.
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