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Scientific Name
Lepidium pseudotasmanicum
Family Name
BRASSICACEAE
Common Name
Shade Peppercress
Status
Rare
Height
0.6m (60cm)
Flowers
Borne in an elongating spike,petals reduced or absent. with 2 stamens and sepals 0.5-1mm .
Fruit
Capsule (silicula)
Form
Annual or biennial herb with pinnate basal leaves.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Kingborough; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard
Communities
Habitat Notes
In Tasmania found in the south east and also on the north coast.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
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Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit; an elliptical capsule 2.5-3mm long, with wing slight in upper half, forming a narrow notch. seeds 1.2-1.5mm long
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Grown from seed which has moderate to good results.
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.
Cutting Notes
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