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Scientific Name
Cardamine tenuifolia
Family Name
BRASSICACEAE
Common Name
Marshy Bittercress
Status
Height
stems 1.0m (100cm) long
Flowers
Petals white or lilac, 5-12mm long. 6 stamens.
Fruit
Capsule (siliqua)
Form
Perennial herb with weak stems, basal leaves rarely seen.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Kentish; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Found in swamps.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Waterlogged
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsule linear, 15-40mm long, erect to spreading. seeds oval to oblong, compressed and without narrow wing
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.
Cutting Notes
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