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Scientific Name
Lawrencia spicata
Family Name
MALVACEAE
Common Name
Salt Lawrencia
Status
Height
sometimes > 1.0m (100cm)
Flowers
Greenish-yellow, stalkless, hermaphrodite, 5-petalled and forming a dense, terminal spike.
Fruit
Nutlets
Form
Stout perennial herb, stem erect, almost woody at base and purplish in colour, simple or sparingly branched.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kingborough; Latrobe; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Tasman
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Salt marshes
Habitat Notes
Common in salt marshes.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy
General Notes
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
Carpels separate into 1-seeded nutlets, angular and pointed at the apex
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be grown from seed.
Germination Time
2-3 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.
Cutting Notes
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