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Scientific Name
Parsonsia brownii
Family Name
APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)
Common Name
Twining Silkpod
Status
Height
10-14m
Flowers
Dull greenish-yellow, with the tube bearded at the throat, about 7mm in diameter. Many flowers, borne in broad clusters.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Vigorous, woody, twining climber with branches to 4-5cm in diameter. Leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, glossy on top and yellow-green to greyish underneath, 5-10cm long.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Circular Head; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
Widespread in deep gullies, wet forest and rainforest.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Propagate from fresh seed or cuttings. Hardy; recommended to grow on mature trees or a frame for support, as it tends to smother shrubs. Suitable as a hedge or screening plant. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit is almost needle-shaped, and 7-8cm long. Seeds have a tuft of long, silky hairs at the scar where it was attached to its stalk. The fruit is retained on the plant until it flowers again the following season.
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
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