Scientific Name: Cullen microcephalum

Common Name: dusky scurfpea

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Perennial herb, stems straggling or ascending and woody rhizome.

Height (m): 0.3 – 0.6

Flowers: Pea, small with petals purplish-pink to white and almost stalkless in dense spikes.

Fruit: Seed pod – oval, blackish, hairless and ridged or wrinkled.

Municipality
BurnieWest Coast
Plant Communities
RiparianWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Local on the west coast and the north-west coast at Woolnorth.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

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
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed pods can be harvested close to maturity and dried in a warm area. Leaving pods on the branch appears to aid opening. Some pods may need to be crushed.

Seed Treatment Method

Hot Water Hot water is used to soften the hard seed case of some species. This replicates the weathering process. Pour hot (not boiling) water over the seeds and allow them to soak for 4-12 hours.

Seed Treatment Notes

Nicking the seed provides the best results but hot treatment is the most commonly used. Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours. Dry seed before sowing. Use of capillary watering will reduce the likelihood of seeds rotting.