Allittia uliginosa

plant: Allittia uliginosa plant Cagdee Rd

plant: Allittia uliginosa plants Flinders Chase

plant: Allittia uliginosa plant Flinders Chase

plant: Allittia uliginosa plant Flinders Chase 1

plant: Allittia uliginosa plant basal leaves Cadgee Road

plant: Allittia uliginosa leaves Big Heath

plant: Allittia uliginosa plant habitat Cagdee Rd

flower: Allitia uliginosa flower Flinders Chase NP Linda Irwin

flower: Allittia uliginosa flowers Flinders Chase

flower: Allittia uliginosa flower Cadgee Road

fruit: Allittia ulinginosa fr Denzel Murfet Flinders Chase NP

fruit: Allittia ulinginosa frt Denzel Murfet Flinders Chase NP

animal: Allittia uliginosa animal Denzel Murfet Rocky River Flinders Chase NP

Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.

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Data deficient

Adelaide

Arkaroola

Ceduna

Coober Pedy

Hawker

Innamincka

Marla

Marree

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Oodnadatta

Renmark

Wudinna

Keith

Yunta

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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 2.

Etymology

Allittia named after William Allitt (1828 - 1893), who collected herbarium specimens, including the new lectotype specimen of Brachyscome cardiocarpa, in the south-west of Victoria while he was curator of the botanic gardens at Portland from the 1860s to the 1880s. Uliginosa from Latin meaning moist or marshy, referring to where the species habitat.

Distribution and status

Found only on Kangaroo Island and the lower South-east in South Australia, growing in swamps among heathland. Also found in Victoria. Native. Rare in South Australia. Common in Victoria.
Herbarium regions: Kangaroo Island, South Eastern
NRM regions: Kangaroo Island, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Plant description

Perennial herb to 30 cm high, with no rhizomes. Stem very short, leaves all radical, sessile, narrowly oblanceolate, entire and sheathing at the base to 60 mm long and 6 mm wide, glabrous. Flowers large white to light purple daisy. Flowering between September and November. Fruits are large daisy heads with numerous seeds, usually turning brown when maturing. Seeds are flat, dark brown, ovoid to 2 mm long, with serrated wings all around the margin. Seed embryo type is spathulate fully developed.

Seed collection and propagation

Collect seeds between November and January. Pick by hand, mature heads that are turning brown and contain semi-hard, brown seed inside. Place the heads in a tray to dry for 1-2 weeks. Then rub the heads gently by hand to dislodge the seeds. 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 is usually high. Seeds are non-dormant, viable seed should germinate readily.

Seeds stored:

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Location	No. of seeds (weight grams)	Number of plants	Date collected	Collection number Collection location	Date stored	% Viability	Storage temperature
MSB	2,800 (0.7885 g)	150+	8-Nov-2006	PJA141 South Eastern
BGA	2,100 (0.45 g)	200+	7-Nov-2008	PJA183 South Eastern	1-Jun-2010	70%	-18°C
BGA	6,400 (0.83 g)		11-Nov-2008	DJD1240 Kangaroo Island	1-Jan-2012	100%	-18°C
BGA	1,600 (0.32 g)		12-Oct-2011	DJD2264 South Eastern	1-Nov-2017	N/C	-18°C

Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.

Germination table:

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Date	Result	T0	T50	Pre-treatment \| Germination medium \| Incubator: Photoperiod / Thermoperiod
Jul-10	48%	35	NA	1% agar; Incubated under winter conditions
Jul-10	3%	35	NA	1% agar; Incubated under spring/autumn conditions
Jul-10	0%	NA	NA	1% agar; Incubated under summer conditions

Result: Maximum percentage of germination observed.
T0: Number of days before first germinant observed.
T50: Number of days to achieve 50% germination.
Pre-treatment: The initial treatment that the seeds received prior to placement on germination media.
Germination medium: The substrate that seeds were placed on for the duration of the germination experiment.
Incubator conditions:
Photoperiod: The duration of light exposure that the seeds were subject to during a 24 hour period.
Thermoperiod: The constant or diurnal temperatures that seeds were subject to during a 24 hour period.
Winter conditions: 15°C 20 h (3am→11pm); 5°C 4 h (11pm→3am) / 10 h light (8am→6pm); 14 h dark (6pm→8am)
Spring/Autumn conditions: 22°C 12 h (8am→8pm); 10°C 12 h (8pm→8am) / 12 h light (8am→8pm); 12 h dark (8pm→8am)
Summer conditions: 30°C 14 h (6am→8pm); 15°C 10 h (8pm→6am) / 14 h light (6am→8pm); 10 h dark (8pm→6am)

Bridgewater (NCP01)	Naracoorte Coastal Plain	Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(ii,iii)) (Probable Decline)
Glenelg Plain (NCP02)		Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(ii,iii)) (Probable Decline)
Lucindale (NCP03)		Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) (Probable Decline)
Kangaroo Island (KAN01)	Kanmantoo	Vulnerable (IUCN: VU D2) [1 pop in Flinders Chase, 1 pop on private property; weeds a threat]
Lowan Mallee (MDD04)	Murray Darling Depression	Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv); C2a(i)) (Probable Decline) [highly localised; needs damp sand]