Family Index

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Scientific Name

Phyllangium divergens

Family Name

LOGANIACEAE

Common Name

Wiry Mitrewort

Status

Vulnerable

Height

Flowers

Whorls of bracts surrounding the flowers have 8 or 9 veins, compared to P. distylis which has 6-veined bracts.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Very similar in form to P. distylis; distinguished by elliptical leaves, larger flower tube and brown/grey seeds with a fine network of veins running over the surface.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kingborough; Latrobe; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Open habitat on periodically wet, sandy and clayey soils which often overlie rock, largely in the east of the State.

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

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