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Scientific Name

Persicaria subsessilis

Family Name

POLYGONACEAE

Common Name

Bristly Waterpepper

Status

Endangered

Height

60-100cm

Flowers

Flowerheads occur at the ends of the branches, in 2-4 slender spikes. Flowers are pink and 3mm long.

Fruit

Nut

Form

Perennial herb with few branches and erect stems. Leaves are narrow, 6-10cm long, with stiff, erect hairs on both surfaces and a long, pointed tip.

Municipalities

Dorset; Launceston

Communities

Habitat Notes

Under Melaleuca ericifolia scrub and in wet and rocky places in the north of the State, including the Cataract Gorge.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed using the bog method, seed should be sown fresh. Very easily propagated from cuttings of young plants, or by division. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

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Apr

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Jun

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

The fruit is dark brown and 2.5mm long.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog 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