Family Index

Scientific Name

Micrantheum hexandrum

Family Name

EUPHORBIACEAE

Common Name

Box Micrantheum

Status

Height

1.0m - 3.0m (100-300cm)

Flowers

Small, numerous, male and female on different plants. Yellowish or cream.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Hardy, densely growing shrub with slender erect branches.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Tamar

Communities

Riparian

Habitat Notes

Common on river banks, along water courses and in gullies in east and north.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Rocky; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

A hardy, densely growing shrub. 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

inflated woody capsules split into 3

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Grown from seed without treatment.

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

Easily grown from cuttings.