Scientific Name: Leptinella reptans
Common Name: creeping buttons
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Perennial herb with creeping stems which have soft scattered hairs. Leaves erect.
Flowers: Heads solitary, terminal on slender stems, about as long as the leaves. Florets greenish/yellow.
Fruit: Achene with thickened spongy margins, somewhat flattened.
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Habitat Notes
Landward margins of saltmarshes, wet ground in a variety of localities, including alpine and sub-alpine grassland.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist, Shady, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Grown from seed. Collect entire seed heads into paper bags and allow to dry. Rub seed heads on fine wire screens or break up by hand to extract seed. Sieve to clean.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Seed Storage Life
Short
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed should be sown fresh and is very quick to germinate.
Cutting & Division Information
Easily grown from cuttings.