Family | Apiaceae |
Description | Short-lived perennial herb to 1m high. |
Flowering time | Summer |
Distribution & botanical details | click here |
Vegetation communities | Heath and dry sclerophyl forest |
Soil types | Sands |
Values/uses | |
-habitat values | Abundant understory species following fire. |
-amenity/ornamental values | One of the most beautiful native perennials. |
-economic/functional values | Excellent cut flower. Adds diversity to understory in revegetation plantings within its range. |
Tolerances | |
-water deficit | high but only flowers well when moisture available |
-compaction | low |
-waterlogging | low |
-shade | low |
-soil salinity | not known |
-salt spray | high |
-pH | possibly a wide range |
-minimum temperature | - inland provenances more frost tolerant to at least -5 |
Seed and germination details | |
-avge no. seeds per gram | 400 |
-viability period | long |
-dormancy | chemical |
-treatment | smoke |
-days from first to last germination | extremely variable |
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