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Scientific Name
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
Family Name
APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)
Common Name
Australian Caraway
Status
Height
Flowers
12-35 flowers with hairy stalks produced on erect, stout flower stems. Petals white and less than 1mm long, anthers crimson. Fruits 3.5-6cm long.
Fruit
Form
Perennial rosette herb with a taproot. Leaves 2.5-20cm long, and 1-3cm wide.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
Widespread from coastal heaths to montane grassland.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Propagate from seed. From the same family as parsley, fennel, dill, coriander, cumin and caraway. Has a thick taproot which can be eaten like parsnip, and the aromatic leaves and seeds may be used for flavouring food. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Information
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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.
Cutting Notes
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