Family Index

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Scientific Name

Liparophyllum exiguum

Family Name

MENYANTHACEAE

Common Name

Tasmanian Marshwort

Status

Height

Flowers

Single pale-yellow flowers

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Perennial herb, has runners in wet mud, but floating and tangled when aquatic.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic; occasional in short alpine herbfield and aquatic vegetation in the eastern mountains , salt marshes at Southport, lagoons at the mouth of the Pieman River, and in marshy ground at Huonville. Found in shallow fresh or brackish water and constantly wet mud.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Waterlogged; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-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 Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from seed.

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

May also be grown by division of clumps.