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Scientific Name
Craspedia alpina
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Alpine Craspedia or Alpine Billy-buttons
Status
Height
Flowers
Flowerheads white, solitary and spherical c2.5cm in diameter, button-like.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Perennial herb with stem and leaves densely covered with hairs.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glenorchy; Hobart; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Frequent on mountain plateaux in all non-aquatic vegetation.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
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
Seed tightly clustered in round seedheads which turn from bright yellow to pale yellow- white as seed ripens. heads loosen and break-up with gentle pressure if seed is mature
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Break up seedheads before sowing. Surface sow in autumn. Some species may have a 3 month after-ripening period.
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
May also be propagated from cuttings.
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