Family Index

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Scientific Name

Chamaesyce drummondii

Family Name

EUPHORBIACEAE

Common Name

Caustic Spurge

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Small, solitary flowerheads in the upper leaf axils.

Fruit

Form

Prostrate, many-branched perennial herb which grows in clumps up to 30cm wide. The leaves are opposite, 4-8mm long and oval-shaped. The stems release a milky, caustic sap when broken.

Municipalities

Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Communities

Habitat Notes

Mt. William National Park and Swanport on the East Coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Probably propagated from seed. 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

Fruit is red with a pink or white appendage.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

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