Family Index

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Scientific Name

Xyris muelleri

Family Name

XYRIDACEAE

Common Name

Roundhead Yelloweye

Status

Height

18-80cm

Flowers

Petals are pale yellow and 4-5mm wide.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Tufted perennial herb with erect to spreading, often twisted leaves with pointed tips.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. Wet heaths in the N.W., West Coast, Central Highlands, S.W. and Mt. Field, to 765m altitude.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown by division, some Xyris species can be grown from seed. Useful for small rockeries and around ornamental pools. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsule has a slightly hardened tip.

Seed Treatment Method

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes