Family Index

Scientific Name

Eutaxia microphylla

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Common Eutaxia

Status

Rare

Height

0.05m - 0.3m (5-30cm)

Flowers

Pea flowers, solitary or paired in leaf axils, shortly stalked, yellow and red (sometimes all yellow)

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Trailing shrub.

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

Local in the north east and on Flinders Island.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Will tolerate full shade but prefers dappled. Will also tolerate a wide range of soils and is hardy to most frosts. Likes sandy loams or heavy clay loams which are subject to waterlogging but will withstand dry periods. Useful for soil erosion control of small areas. Responds well to hard pruning. 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

Pod, long-stalked and sometimes downy., turns light brown when mature. ripe seed is black. seed shed soon after maturity

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed extraction can be difficult although leaving seeds attached to the branch appears to aid opening. Pods that do not open will need to be crushed. Seed should be soaked in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours. Itshould then be dried before sowing, or seed may be nicked .

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