Plants of
South Australia
Hibbertia crinita
Dilleniaceae
Long-hair Guinea-flower,
Velvet-leaf Guinea-flower
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Kath Alcock paintings: 3

Prior names

Hibbertia incana, partly

Hibbertia stricta var. canescens

Common names

Long-hair Guinea-flower

Velvet-leaf Guinea-flower

Etymology

Hibbertia, named after George Hibbert (1757-1837), a London merchant who maintained a private botanic garden at Chelsea. Crinita, from Latin meaning having tufts of long weak hairs, referring to the tufts of long silky, simple hairs overtopping the short, usually stellate indumentum.

Distribution and status

Found in the south-eastern part of South Australia, from the Flinders Ranges to the lower South-east, growing on sandy or gravelly soil associated with granite or sandstone in dry woodland, particularly mallee. Also found in New South Wales and Victoria. Native. Common in South Australia. Common in the other States.
Herbarium regions: Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Plant description

Flowering between August and October.

Seed collection and propagation

Collect seeds between October and February. Collect mature capsules that are turning a pale straw-colour and contain brown seeds. Place the capsules in a tray and leave to dry for one to two weeks. Then rub the capsules 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. This genus tends to have low seed viability. This species has morpho-physiological dormancy and can be difficult to germinate.

Seeds stored:
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(weight grams)
Number
of plants
Date
collected
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Collection location
Date
stored
% ViabilityStorage
temperature
 
MSB

1,300 (5.08 g)
50+7-Nov-2006TST146
Southern Lofty
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.