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Scientific Name

Ornduffia reniformis

Family Name

MENYANTHACEAE

Common Name

Yellow or Running Marsh-flower

Status

Height

Flowers

Bright yellow, 2.5-4cm in diameter, on erect branched stems

Fruit

Form

Robust, aquatic or semi-aquatic herb, with kidney-shaped leaves about 6-8cm long borne on fleshy stalks.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Habitat Notes

Grows in freshwater lagoons and marshes, as a terrestrial in damp soils or as an aquatic in water up to 60cm deep.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Also grown by division. When water dries up, the plant may collapse but will regrow from the root. Good in poorly drained areas, such as ponds or pond edges. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Grown from seed sown in shallow warm water.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

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