Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
Australian Carraway
Perennial herb with a slender or stout rootstock.
Additional information
- SynonymChaerophyllum eriopodum
- FamilyApiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size15-40 cm high
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesGrey-green, fern-like oblong leaves 1.5-9 cm x 0.5-8 cm on a white-hairy stalk 1.5-20 cm long. 15-25 leaflets.
- Flower colourWhite with purple anthers
- Flowering timeSeptember to November
- FlowersTerminal heads of 15-30 tiny flowers on a long erect hairy stem to 40 cm. Large erect brown to purplish ribbed fruits, like carroway seeds.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist well drained soils in montane forests. Tolerates snow. Full sun to semi shade.
- Garden useInteresting little rosette. Can be used as a ground cover.
- Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
- Conservation statusScattered but locally common within the Shire.
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