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Scientific Name
Bauera rubioides
Family Name
CUNONIACEAE
Common Name
Bauera, Wiry Bauera
Status
Height
prostrate or 1.0m - 6.0m (100-600cm)
Flowers
5 or 6 petals on slender stalks, pink or white. Stamens very numerous with long filaments.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Wiry shrub with long spreading branches.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest; Coastal vegetation + montane
Habitat Notes
Abundant from subalpine woodland downwards wherever sufficient light and moisture are available. In areas of high rainfall on the west coast can grow to 6m high growing with and over other shrubs.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
capsules open by 2 valves. seed very fine
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Grown readily from seed which gives best results when sown fresh. Give seed a light covering and sow at 20-25oC. Capillary watering may be useful due to the fine seed.
Germination Time
6-8 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
3-4 weeks
Expected Time to Plant Out
6 months
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
Strikes readily from cuttings.
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