Family Index

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Scientific Name

Lilaeopsis polyantha

Family Name

APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)

Common Name

Australian Liaeopsis

Status

Height

leaves 0.01m - 0.1m (1-10cm) long

Flowers

Umbels of 1-8 deep red to white flowers

Fruit

Dry

Form

Rhizomatous perennial herb; submerged or emergent aquatic or bog plant growing in dense colonies.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Forms dense colonies in shallow water and wet mud close to water.

Site Tolerance

Waterlogged; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poorly-drained

General Notes

Its leaves are eaten by water birds and probably fish. 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

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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; dry, almost flattened laterally. very delicate seeds which do not last long

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Propagate by division.