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Scientific Name
Micrantheum hexandrum
Family Name
EUPHORBIACEAE
Common Name
Box Micrantheum
Status
Height
1.0m - 3.0m (100-300cm)
Flowers
Small, numerous, male and female on different plants. Yellowish or cream.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Hardy, densely growing shrub with slender erect branches.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Tamar
Communities
Riparian
Habitat Notes
Common on river banks, along water courses and in gullies in east and north.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
A hardy, densely growing shrub. 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
inflated woody capsules split into 3
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Grown from seed without treatment.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
Easily grown from cuttings.
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