Scientific Name: Wurmbea uniflora

Common Name: oneflower early nancy

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Colchicaceae

Form Description: Small erect herb, with well-separated leaves, corm 8-10mm wide.

Flowers: One or occasionally two flowers, with yellow anthers.

Fruit: Capsule – seeds turn from cream to red-brown when ripe.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral HighlandsClarenceDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartKentishKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-Wynyard
Plant Communities
GrasslandSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Peaty wet ground, including buttongrass plains, mostly in the north of the state. Grasslands and sedgelands. Heaths and coastal shrubberies. Sea level to 800m altitude.

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

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsules open soon after seed is mature. Seed released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Harvest entire flower stalk and place upside down in a large bag. Dry until capsules are fully open. Clean by sieving.