Communities

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

Mar

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.