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Scientific Name
Velleia paradoxa
Family Name
GOODENIACEAE
Common Name
Spur Velleia
Status
Vulnerable
Height
0.5m (50cm)
Flowers
Yellow
Fruit
Form
Perennial herb with rosette of softly woolly leaves to 20 cm long.
Municipalities
Brighton; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands
Communities
Dry pastures
Habitat Notes
Widespread and locally frequent, mainly in dry pastures.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; 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
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Good results with direct seeding, without treatment.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
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
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