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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.