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Scientific Name

Planocarpa sulcata

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Western Whorled Cheeseberry

Status

Rare

Height

0.3m (30cm)

Flowers

White, hairy on the inside but not towards the ends.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Grey-green shrub with many individual erect stems with leaves in clusters around

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; West Coast

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Common in exposed alpine heath, coniferous heath and deciduous heath on shallow soils in the western mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit a red, flattened drupe.masticate seed , leave on a hot window sill or store in paper bags and then remove dried seed case. fruit is present for much of the year

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Seed germinates better after passing through a bird.

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.

Cutting Notes

Difficult to grow from cuttings. Extreme care is needed when handling the typically fine roots of epacrids.