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Scientific Name
Galium gaudichaudii
Family Name
RUBIACEAE
Common Name
Rough Bedstraw
Status
Height
stems 0.1m - 0.3m (10-30cm)
Flowers
Petals white, very small, 1-2 in axils of leaves, or terminal or in 3-flowered clusters along stem.
Fruit
Dry with two lobes
Form
Slender perennial herb with overground parts downy (almost glabrous).
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Dry places
Habitat Notes
Occasional but widespread in open sclerophyll forests and dry places. Grows in a wide range of soil types including those derived from slate, shale, limestone and sandstone.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Often treated as a weed. Will grow in many situations but prefers dappled shade or partial sun. 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, dry 2-lobed, c 2.5mm broad, smooth or with few scattered bumps
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be propagated from seed without pretreatment.
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
May also be grown from cuttings or division of creeping rhizomes.
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