Seed collecting: | December to January | Herbarium region: | Kangaroo Island |
NRM region: | Kangaroo Island |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Near Threatened [well protected and stable; restricted to western end of KI] |
RSCA map: | Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion. Please click the thumbnail map. |
AVH map: | Australian distribution map (external link) |
SA Census: | Census of South Australian plants (external link) [genus Calytrix] |
Name derivation:
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Calytrix from the Greek 'kalyx' meaning calyx and 'thrix' meaning hair; referring to the awns on the sepals. Smeatoniana named after Thomas Drury Smeaton (1832-1908), born in London and migrated to Australia as a bank clerk and plant collector. |
Distribution:
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Endemic to South Australia and found on the western half of Kangaroo Island. |
Status:
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Native. Rare in South Australia. |
Plant description:
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Small erect shrub to 1 m high covered in minute spreading hairs. Leaves linear, to 3 mm long and 0.5 mm wide, covered hairs. Inflorescence in small clusters of pinkish white flowers with pink centre. Flowering between August and December. |
Fruit type:
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Brown squarish fruit to 4 mm long and 3 mm wide covered in hairs. |
Embryo type:
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Spatulate fully developed. |
Seed collecting:
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Collect heads by hand when they are brown and slightly fat at the base. This should contain small hard seed. |
Seed cleaning:
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No cleaning is required if only the fruits were collected. If collected with other material, use a sieve to separate the unwanted material. Store the seeds with a desiccant such as dried silica beads or dry rice, in an air tight container in a cool and dry place. |
Seed viability:
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Seed set and seed viability can be low. From one collection, the seed viability was low, at 40%. |
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature |
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BGA MSB | 45700 (27.6 g) 45700 (27.6 g) | 100+ | 13-Dec-2006 | DJD675 Kangaroo Island | 1-Aug-2007 | 40% | -18°C |