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Scientific Name
Erigeron bellidioides
Family Name
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)
Common Name
Hairy Alpine Fleabane
Status
Height
Flowers
Flowerheads white to purple, terminal on erect flowering stems.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Perennial herbs with leaves spatula shaped.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast
Communities
Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Found in grassland and heath in the eastern mountains.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
This genushas not been generally cultivated apart from E. stellatus. 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
Fruit, achenes, flattened with pappus of capillary bristles
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be grown from seed.
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
Also propagated from cuttings.
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