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Scientific Name
Platylobium obtusangulum
Family Name
FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)
Common Name
Common Flat Pea
Status
Height
0.3m - 1.0m (30-100cm)
Flowers
Pea, on short stalks almost hiddenby bracts. Large kidney-shaped standard yellow and red.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
Slender shrub, spreading or erect.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; Northern Midlands; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Widespread but local in dry soil.
Site Tolerance
Dry
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Hardy in most soils and aspects provided they are kept reasonably dry. Interesting foliage. 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
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Pod, oblong (20mm long, 12mm wide), flat and almost stalkless.pods can be harvested close to maturity and dried in a warm area. leaving pods on the branch appears to aid opening. some pods may need to be crushed
Seed Treatment Method
Hot water
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Nicking the seed provides the best results but hot treatment is the most commonly used.Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours. Dry seed before sowing. Use of capillary watering will reduce the likelihood of seeds rotting.
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.
No
Cutting Notes
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