Family Index

Scientific Name

Zygophyllum billardierei

Family Name

ZYGOPHYLLACEAE

Common Name

Coast Twinleaf

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Usually 4 yellow flowers, 1cm in diameter, occurring singly in the leaf axils.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Perennial herb with much-branched stems spreading over the ground and bright green, fleshy, Y-shaped leaves.

Municipalities

Flinders Island

Communities

Habitat Notes

Calcareous sands, forest, wetlands and heath on the Furneaux islands.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagated from cuttings, considered difficult to grow from seed. Sow within 6 months of seed collection. 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 is a drooping, four-angled capsule containing 4 brown, almost triangular seeds. The seeds are covered with a gelatinous coating, which functions to glue the seed to the soil when wet. Collect mature capsules, allow to dry, and sieve to clean.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

6 months

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