Family Index

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Scientific Name

Cyathodes straminea

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Small-leaved Cheeseberry

Status

Height

0.15m - 1m (15-100cm)

Flowers

White, bell-shaped with strong cheesey smell, clustered in leaves at the end of branches.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Shrub, branches tending to rise in false whorls and spreading widely.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Frequent on the dolerite mountains of the northern and eastern parts of the State often growing amongst boulders.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

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 a shiny red drupe, flattened.masticate seed , leave on a hot window sill or store in paper bags and then remove dried seed case. fruit is present for much of the year

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed but seed germinates better after being eaten by a bird and regurgitated. Plants are not easy to grow.

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

Difficult to grow from cuttings.