Scientific Name: Actites megalocarpus
Common Name: dune thistle
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Stout, perennial herb with long erect rootstock bearing stolons.
Height (m): 0.15 – 0.6
Flowers: Daisy-like in loose clusters, ligules yellow, with sometimes crimson streak on lower surface.
Fruit: Achene – straw-coloured or light brown, smooth with marginal wings.
Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Local on coastal sand dunes.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed
Seed Information
Seed Treatment Method
Surface Sow Sow seed finely on the surface of the potting mix and cover with just enough mix to hold the seed on the surface when watered.
Seed Storage Life
Short
Seed Treatment Notes
Use fresh seed.