Family Index

Scientific Name

Mitrasacme pilosa

Family Name

LOGANIACEAE

Common Name

Hairy Mitrewort

Status

Height

30cm

Flowers

Small, white with four petals, terminal and in the axils of the upper leaves. The inner surface of the tube is hairy.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Small, slender perennial herb with coarse, stiff hairs and stems 3-30cm long.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent in a range of habitats, often in sandy places or in heaths. Sea level to about 830m.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed, best results when sown fresh. Smoke treatment may improve results. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit a two-horned capsule.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Dry heat (70 degrees C for 30 mins) may be successful for this species.

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

Can be propagated from cuttings.