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Scientific Name
Montia australasica
Family Name
PORTULACACEAE
Common Name
White Purslane
Status
Height
prostrate
Flowers
1-6 fragrant, white or pale pink flowers,1.5 -2 cm across on terminal cymes on stalks 3.5 cm long.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Prostrate perennial with creeping stems which root at nodes.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Widely distributed, occuring at most altitudes; common in swamps
Site Tolerance
Moist; Moist; Waterlogged
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained
General Notes
It has the capacity to be dormant during dry periods and regrow when conditions are suitable. 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
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be propagated 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
Propagate from cuttings, or by division.
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