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Scientific Name
Plantago gaudichaudii
Family Name
PLANTAGINACEAE
Common Name
Narrow Plantain
Status
Vulnerable
Height
Flowers
Tiny brown flowers in dense, compact spikes up to 10cm long.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Erect perennial plant with soft narrow linear leaves, and fine brown hairs on the leaf bases.
Municipalities
Clarence
Communities
Habitat Notes
Known from one grassy dry sclerophyll forest site, at Rosny Point in the South East.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Grown from seed. Surface sow as light may increase germination. May be successful in direct seeding. 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
Capsule opens by a lid.
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
7-14 days
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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