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Scientific Name

Lepidium hyssopifolium

Family Name

BRASSICACEAE

Common Name

Soft Peppercress

Status

Endangered

Height

0.5m (50cm)

Flowers

In elongating spikes, petals reduced or absent. With 2 stamens and sepals 0.75mm long.

Fruit

Capsule (silicula)

Form

Perennial herb with short, fine hairs and variable leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Flinders Island; Hobart; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Will grow in most freely draining soils with a sunny or semi-shaded aspect. 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

Fruit; a capsule, oval to narrowly elliptical, sometimes hairy and with slight wings in upper half forming a small notch at the apex. seeds 1.5mm long. flowers for most of the year; seed collecting times vary

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

Possibly may be grown from cuttings.