Scientific Name: Centipeda cunninghamii
Common Name: erect sneezeweed
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Threatened Species Status: Rare
Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.
Form Description: Dwarf to small shrub with stems ascending.
Flowers: Flower heads greenish yellow, globular, 0.5-1cm across.
Fruit: Achene – enclosed in tight half-circle.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread, usually in inland areas along creek beds and places subject to periodic inundation.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Poorly-drained, Well-drained
General Notes
Needs to be watered in dry periods and should be regularly pruned. A hardy shrub well suited to withstand hot situations.
Propagation Calendar
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed heads turn from green to brownish when ripe. Seed turns from green to creamy yellow-green when mature.
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
Surface sow or lightly cover.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Can be grown from cuttings which strike readily.