Family Index

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Scientific Name

Mirbelia oxylobioides

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Sandstone Bushpea

Status

Vulnerable

Height

Flowers

Flowers are orange-yellow with red markings, on silky stalks which are up to 4mm long. The oldest flowers occur at the base of the flowerhead.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Erect, spreading shrub, with stems covered by soft downy hairs, and narrow, oval-shaped, 2-10mm long leaves which are arranged in opposite pairs.

Municipalities

Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Below and directly above sandstone cliffs. Only known from one population in the Heathy Hills Nature Reserve near Elderslie, in the South East.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Mirbelia oxylobioides has internal wall partitions in the pods, which distinguishes it from Oxylobium ellipticum. 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

The pod is brown, 8-10mm long, covered with soft downy hair and has pointed tips. Seeds are 2-4mm long. Seed drops soon after maturity. Bag maturing fruits or place groundsheets under plants to catch seed, or harvest pods close to maturity (when they turn brown) and dry in warm area.

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Nicking seed provides best results. Boiling water may also be used but is more damaging than hot water.

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