Scientific Name: Glycine latrobeana

Common Name: clover glycine

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Threatened Species Status: Vulnerable

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

Form Description: Perennial herb with woody rootstock and short stems.

Flowers: 8-20 pea flowers in clusters usually crowded near ends of stalks. Similar to Glycine clandestina.

Fruit: Seed pod – downy, straight, 15-25mm long. Turns almost black when mature. Ripe seed is red -brown.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayKentishLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Grassland
Habitat Notes

Rare in pastures in the north-west of the State.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Tender

General Notes

Requires semi-shaded site with well-drained soil. Once established can withstand extended dry periods. Plants generally prefer some root protection.

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 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

Seed should be soaked in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours. It should then be dried before sowing, or seed may be nicked.