Scientific Name: Acaena pallida

Common Name: dune buzzy

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rosaceae

Form Description: Perennial herb

Fruit: Achene – prickly clusters of seed turn from green to greyish-brown when mature.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyWest Coast
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationGrassland
Habitat Notes

Sand dunes and grassland on the Tasman Peninsula.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

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  • Seed Collecting Month
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  • Sowing Month
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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Individual seeds are easily released when ripe. Collect by hand.

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed usually has good results without treatment.