Family Index

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Scientific Name

Exocarpos syrticola

Family Name

SANTALACEAE

Common Name

Coast Ballart

Status

Height

0.6m - 3.5m (60-350cm)

Flowers

Flowers small or minute, in small axillary clusters of 2-4 together.

Fruit

Nuts

Form

Erect or spreading small shrub

Municipalities

Burnie; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Occasional on coasts in the north and south-west and on the islands of Bass Strait.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Sandy; 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

Seed is contained in hard nuts that become green topurplish-black on maturity, attached to a succulent pink stalk. harvest fruits individually by hand

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Seed has short viability period; use fresh seed. Because of the semi-parasitic root development, it may be advisable to provide a host from the potting-on stage. Small shrubs or native grasses may be suitable hosts.

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