Scientific Name: Angianthus preissianus
Common Name: salt cupflower
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Annual herb, usually with many slender, wiry stems spreading from base.
Flowers: In clusters forming compound heads each surrounded by downy leaves.
Fruit: Achene covered with tiny protuberances and with the pappus ring-shaped and very finely toothed.
Municipality
BurnieClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayLatrobeNorthern MidlandsTasmanWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Sandy flats near the coast, especially in the north and in the islands of Bass Strait.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Moist, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
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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
Requires light for germination.