Scientific Name: Hackelia latifolia

Common Name: forest houndstongue

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Boraginaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

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

Form Description: Perennial herb with branched, straggling stems 100cm long or more, and egg-shaped leaves.

Flowers: Small, solitary, with rounded petals, on thread-like stalks.

Fruit: 4 nutlets, 3.5mm long, densely covered with small barbed spines.

Municipality
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Plant Communities
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Habitat Notes

Damp, shaded places in the north-west of the State.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Storage Stratification at 3-5°C for up to 3 months may improve results. Place seed in a damp medium, lightly covered. Put moist seeds in a plastic bag and store in the fridge.

Seed Storage Life

More than 3.5 years

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period, and germinates in about 4 weeks after storage. Surface sow or cover seed lightly.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown by cuttings and division.