Scientific Name: Anisotome procumbens Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: mountain celery

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Apiaceae

Form Description: Procumbent, perennial herb; forms a dense tuft up to 2 m in diameter.

Flowers: Small white to cream flowers form a dense cluster on a stem slightly taller than the leaves.

Fruit: Seed follicles

Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationHeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Local on west, central, and south-west mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Difficult to grow, prefers wet high elevation areas.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

Seed Collection

May be grown from seed, however little is known about its propagation.

Seed Treatment Method

Cold Some species require exposure to cold before they germinate. These species are best sown in early winter and left to germinate in a shade house.

Seed Storage Life

Short

Seed Treatment Notes

Fresh seed is recommended, and stratification may be beneficial.