Acaenia anserinifolia - Pirri-Pirri Bur
Vivace à croissance rapide et à feuilles persistantes (0.1m de haut par 1m de large).
Habitat
- Exposition
- Plein soleil ou mi-ombre
- Vent
- Tolère un peu de vent
- Humidité
- Humidité moyenne.
- Sol
- Tous sols.
- pH
- Sol acide ou calcaire
- Rusticité
- Zone 6
- Habitat originel
- Open positions from lowland to the montane zone in North, South and Stewart Islands of New Zealand[44].
- Origine géographique
- Eastern Australia, New Zealand. Naturalized in Britain[17].
Usages médicinaux
- The leaves are antiphlogistic, carminative, diuretic and vulnerary [61].
Autres usages
- A good ground-cover plant, tolerating some treading [200].
- A carpeting plant, rooting as it spreads [208].
Culture
- An easily grown plant, it succeeds in ordinary well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade [133, 200].
- Requires a warm position [208].
- Adaptable to poorly-drained soils in Australia [157].
- A very invasive plant, spreading freely by its procumbent rooting stems [K].
- It is low-growing, however, and so can be grown as a ground cover amongst taller plants [K].
Propagation
- Seed - sow March in a greenhouse .
- Germination, which can be very poor, usually takes place within 1 - 3 months at 10°c [133].
- When the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots, planting them out in the summer .
- Division in April or October .
- Very easy, the plants can be divided at any time of the year if required, though it will need to be done in a greenhouse during the winter months .
- Cuttings - August in a cold frame .
Calendrier
- En fleur
- 6 - 7
- En feuille
- 1 - 12
Pollinisation
- Type de fleur
- Hermaphrodite (les fleurs ont des organes mâles et femelles)
- Auto-fertile
- Oui
- Pollinisateurs
- Vent
Divers
- Pollution
- Non
- Autres réferences
- [44, 200]
Réferences
[2] Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. 1972.
Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references.
Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references.
[44] Flora of New Zealand. 1961.
The standard work, in 3 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats.
The standard work, in 3 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats.
[61] A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. 1974.
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
[133] Growing from Seed. Volume 1. 1987.
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
[144] Wild Food in Australia. 1976.
A very good pocket guide.
A very good pocket guide.
[157] Australian Native Plants. 1988.
A lovely book, written in order to encourage Australian gardeners to grow their native plants. A little bit of information for the plant project.
A lovely book, written in order to encourage Australian gardeners to grow their native plants. A little bit of information for the plant project.
[173] Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. 1990.
A very well written and illustrated book based on the authors own experiments with living on a native diet.
A very well written and illustrated book based on the authors own experiments with living on a native diet.
[183] Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. 1990.
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
[200] The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. 1992.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[208] Plants for Ground Cover 1990.
An excellent detailled book on the subject, very comprehensive.
An excellent detailled book on the subject, very comprehensive.
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