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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Bedfordia salicina Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region
Common Name: tasmanian blanketleaf
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Shrub or small tree.
Height (m): 2 – 5
Flowers: Yellow, 5-25 or more in dense clusters in the axils of the leaves.
Fruit: Long cylindrical achene with pappus bristles finely toothed.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread in the understorey of tall eucalypt forest. It also forms a dense scrub on cliffs in areas of high rainfall and in gullies and extends into sub-alpine eucalypt forest. Is also found on dry, rocky sites on dolerite.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Moist, Rocky, Shady
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Moderate flammability.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed handling involves breaking up the seed heads and sieving.
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 Storage Life
Short
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed has low viability and should be sown thickly and lightly covered.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Difficult to grow from cuttings.