Scientific Name: Alternanthera denticulata
Common Name: lesser joyweed
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Amaranthaceae
Threatened Species Status: Endangered
Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.
Form Description: Scrambling perennial herb with a tough, slender tap-root and numerous branches arising at ground-level. Leaves 1.5-3.5cm long with a bluntly pointed tip.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.3
Flowers: Small and papery, white or pinkish, occurring in the leaf axils either singly or in clusters of 2-3.
Fruit: Heart shaped achene, small, translucent and flattened, containing one seed.
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Habitat Notes
Damp grasslands, Melaleuca ericifolia forest, river edges and boulder gaps, around Launceston and Longford in the north of the state.
General Notes
Seedlings will establish on heavy clay.
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Treatment Method
Bog Method The seeds of many wetland species need to be kept wet to germinate. Punch a hole in the side of a recycled polyfoam box so that it holds water to the required depth. Sit the tubes in the box to germinate. Once germinated, punch holes in the bottom of the box to allow drainage.
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed germinates easily using the raised bog method. Cover the seeds very lightly. Direct seeding may be successful.
Germination Time
2 weeks