Scientific Name: Wilsonia humilis

Common Name: silky wilsonia

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Convolvulaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

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

Form Description: Slender shrub with prostrate stems which spread 15-30 cm or more before rooting at the tips, and spreading again. Leaves are crowded, grey green, and silky hairy with rounded tips, pressed together and overlapping.

Flowers: Single, stalkless flowers with white floral tubes and 5 petals.

Fruit: Capsule about 3mm long.

Municipality
ClarenceDorsetFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayNorthern MidlandsSorell
Plant Communities
Saltmarsh
Habitat Notes

Coastal saltmarshes in the east of the State.

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
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Nick thick seedcoat with razor blade to depth of 1mm as a pre-treatment to germination, or dry heat at 60-70°C for 30 minutes.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings.