Scientific Name: Opercularia ovata
Common Name: broadleaf stinkweed
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Rubiaceae
Form Description: Perennial herb with slender rhizome. Has strong foetid smell when bruised.
Height (m): 0.03 – 0.3
Fruit: Capsule – 2-valved, formed from 2-7 adjacent flowers to make compound. Seeds broadly oval, outer surface smooth, inner surface with 2 prominent ribs and usually a narrow ridge between.
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Habitat Notes
Occasional in open country in the north of the state.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Well-drained
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
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
Untreated seed may have low results. Scarification has been recommended to improve germination or smoke may be worth a try.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be grown from cuttings.