Family Index

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Scientific Name

Muehlenbeckia axillaris

Family Name

POLYGONACEAE

Common Name

Matted Lignum

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Very small, greenish in axillary or terminal clusters (few-flowered).

Fruit

Nuts

Form

Dwarf, often matted shrub or climber with branches red-brown to blackish, prostrate to ascending,crowded or may be sparse,

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Occasional in alpine and deciduous heath at low altitude in easten and central mountains especially in rocky places. Will tolerate short dry periods.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Useful for massed plantings , capable of forming an impenetrable barrier. Responds well to pruningor clipping. 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

Fruit - a nut, long, shining, black , nuts are enclosed in a small cone-shaped structure to 5mm long. releases easily when ripe. collect by hand

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated 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

Also propagated from cuttings of firm young growth or by division of layered stems.