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Scientific Name
Plantago gunnii
Family Name
PLANTAGINACEAE
Common Name
Bolster Plantain
Status
Height
2-3cm
Flowers
Flowers are usually solitary, on short, hairy stalks which become longer than the leaves in the fruiting stage.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Small perennial herb with slender stems, forming rosettes of leaves 1.5cm in diameter. The leaf stalk is often longer than the blade, which is thick and covered with long, erect hairs.
Municipalities
Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast
Communities
Habitat Notes
Tasmanian endemic. Grows in cushionplants, including Donatia novae-zealandii and Pterygopappus lawrencii, on mountains of the Central Plateau and West of the State.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Grown from seed. Surface sow as light may increase germination. May have an after-ripening period. May be successful in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsule opens by a lid. Usually only 1 or 2 seeds mature.
Seed Treatment Method
Surface sow
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
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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