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Scientific Name
Cynoglossum australe
Family Name
BORAGINACEAE
Common Name
Coast Houndstongue
Status
Rare
Height
20-80cm
Flowers
Petals round, usually blue, rarely white, in clusters on erect stems.
Fruit
Nutlet
Form
Perennial herb with erect flowering stems, covered in hairs. Rough-textured leaves in a basal rosette; leaves on the stem getting progressively smaller towards the top.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Coast; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
On the landward margins of coastal sand dunes, and grasslands and dry places throughout the State.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period, and germinates in about 4 weeks following storage. Surface sow or cover seed lightly. Also grown by cuttings and division. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
4 nutlets, 5-6mm long and egg-shaped.
Seed Treatment Method
Storage
Seed Storage Life
More than 3.5 years
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
4 weeks
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
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