Family Index

Scientific Name

Beyeria viscosa

Family Name

EUPHORBIACEAE

Common Name

Pinkwood, Sticky Wallaby-bush

Status

Height

2.0m - 9.0m (200-900cm)

Flowers

Fruit

Paper capsule

Form

Tall shrub or small tree

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Riparian

Habitat Notes

A pyramidal tree found in gullies in the east of the state, usually as an understorey to eucalyptus.Locally abundant especially on shady, rocky banks.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Rocky; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

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

Oblong, smooth, 3 seeds or fewer in capsule

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Dry collected capsules and when open rub to dislodge seeds. Sieve to clean.Sow 3-4mm deep in late autumn.

Germination Time

5-7 weeks

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

Readily propagated from cuttings.