Family Index

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Scientific Name

Phyllanthus australis

Family Name

EUPHORBIACEAE

Common Name

Austral Spurge

Status

Height

Flowers

Small, in the axils, on slender stalks.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Undershrub with a woody base and slender, wiry stems, leaves 3-7mm long.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman

Communities

Habitat Notes

On roadsides and in open places, especially in the north, east and centre of the state.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagate from cuttings or fresh seed. Grows in most soils. 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

Hard capsule 4-5mm in diameter, changes from green to brown when mature. Seed often is not viable, and may have poor germination.

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Smoke treatment may improve germination

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