Scientific Name: Gonocarpus serpyllifolius

Common Name: alpine raspwort

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Haloragaceae

Form Description: Small perennial herb with wiry, rough, short-haired stems and opposite leaves, 4-12mm long.

Flowers: Solitary

Fruit: Nut – small, smooth, and dark reddish brown with a metallic sheen when mature. Only 1 seed usually matures.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Alpine regions, especially on the Central Plateau.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke Smoke treatment improves germination in some species. Smokey products, e.g. smokey vermiculite, can be purchased and applied to the sown seed, or sown seeds can be treated directly with smoke from a source such as a drum with a fire and hose.

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed germinates readily. Use fresh seed, smoke treatment improves results. Surface sow.

Cutting & Division Information

Usually propagated from cuttings.