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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Leptorhynchos nitidulus
Common Name: shiny buttons
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Perennial herb with slender woody rhizomes, aerial stems arising in tufts.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.3
Flowers: Pale yellow button-like to 2cm across, terminal, solitary, usually on upright stems.
Fruit: Achene – shortly beaked. Pappus bristles many, finely toothed.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and frequent often growing in sandy or loam soils in open woodland and heath.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
General Notes
Should cope with sunny or semi-shaded sites in soils which are free draining. Should be hardy to moderate frosts.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed heads white and fluffy, seeds black. Collect heads into paper bags and allow to dry. Rub heads on fine wire screens or break up by hand to extract seed. Sieve to clean.
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
Short
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed appears to have an after-ripening period. Store for 3-4 months, although up to 6 months may be required for some species. Surface sow or lightly cover.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be grown from cuttings or division of rhizomes.