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Scientific Name
Oreomyrrhis gunnii
Family Name
APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)
Common Name
Limestone Caraway
Status
Rare
Height
Flowers
10-25 flowers producing fruit which is broadest in the middle and 4-5mm long.
Fruit
Form
Perennial herb with a slender taproot and lobed leaves arranged in a basal rosette. Leaves 1-9cm long and 0.5-3cm wide, and divided into leaflets with scattered spreading hairs.
Municipalities
Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; West Coast
Communities
Habitat Notes
Known only from the type collection from limestone cliffs of the Gordon River, Macquarie Harbour.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Propagate from seed. From the same family as parsley, fennel, dill, coriander, cumin and caraway. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Information
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Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
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Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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