Scientific Name: Viminaria juncea

Common Name: golden spray

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Threatened Species Status: Endangered

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

Form Description: Shrub, usually erect.

Height (m): 3 – 5

Flowers: Small, yellow pea flowers, in loose spikes.

Fruit: Seed pod – small and oval, enclosing ripe seed, turn a dull matt black when seed is mature. Seed is hard and golden or pale brown, solitary.

Municipality
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

In Tasmania, known only from one locality on the east coast, near Coles Bay.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

Very quick growing. Bird attracting.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed is shed soon after maturity.

Seed Treatment Notes

Hot water treatment.. Seed does not need to be removed from pod before treatment. It should be dried after treatment to prevent rotting. Capillary watering also helps to prevent seed rotting.

Germination Time

10-30 days

Cutting & Division Information

Heat and mist.