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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Hibbertia riparia
Common Name: erect guineaflower
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Dilleniaceae
Form Description: Erect or spreading shrub.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.9
Flowers: Golden yellow, 1-2cm diameter, petals deeply notched. Borne on ends of short branches.
Fruit: Seed follicles
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Habitat Notes
Abundant in many places in eastern parts of Tasmania in a range of lowland habitats, often in sunny positions and often growing on banks of streams.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
General Notes
Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Propagation Calendar
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Flowering Month
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Seed Collecting Month
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seeds drop quickly during hot weather. Collection is difficult and time consuming and only a few viable seeds are produced. These often are predated by insects.
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to germinate from seed; germination rate may be improved slightly by smoke treatment.
Germination Time
1-3 months
Cutting & Division Information
Propagate from cuttings.