Family Index

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Scientific Name

Phyllangium distylis

Family Name

LOGANIACEAE

Common Name

Tiny Mitrewort

Status

Rare

Height

1-8cm

Flowers

Flowers are solitary and bell-shaped, with white, blunt-lobed petals, and borne on threadlike stalks.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Small annual herb with erect stems, and pairs of light green, blunt, opposite leaves which are joined across the stem at their bases.

Municipalities

Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown

Communities

Habitat Notes

Boulders and rocky situations, muddy soaks and hollows in sandy heaths which are prone to flooding, in the North and North East.

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

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 capsule is spherical.

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

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