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Scientific Name

Hibbertia hirsuta

Family Name

DILLENIACEAE

Common Name

Hairy Guinea-flower

Status

Height

0.3m (30cm)

Flowers

Solitary yellow flowers to 1.2 cm across; sessile.

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

Much branched shrub, often prostrate, with wiry stems.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic; widespread, growing on slopes in open forests.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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 collection is difficult and time consuming; seeds drop quickly during hot weather and only a few viable seeds are produced which often are predated by insects

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

1 to 2 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to germinate from seed; germination rate may be improved slightly by smoke treatment.

Germination Time

1 to 3 months

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

Propagate from cuttings