Family Index

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Scientific Name

Liparophyllum gunnii

Family Name

MENYANTHACEAE

Common Name

Alpine Marshwort

Status

Height

Flowers

Flowers are solitary and white, with a slightly hairy inner surface, and borne on stout stalks.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Small perennial herb with thick, fleshy leaves which are almost clustered in rosettes, and 12-25mm long.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Margins of mountain lakes and tarns, often spreading throughout small pools, sometimes partially submerged.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

Fruits are succulent and nearly spherical, 5-6mm in diameter, and contain numerous yellow seeds, 1.2mm in diameter.

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.

Cutting Notes