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Scientific Name

Scleranthus brockiei

Family Name

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Common Name

Mountain Knawel

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

A pair of stalked flowers, 5-18mm long.

Fruit

Form

Dense, compact, cushion-like perennial with stems up to 12mm long, and inward-curved leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Grasslands and woodlands in subalpine to alpine habitats. Key sites include Mt. Inglis and Parkside, St. Helens.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed and by division. 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

Fruit is 1.7-2.3mm long.

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