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Scientific Name

Haloragis heterophylla

Family Name

HALORAGACEAE

Common Name

Variable Raspwort

Status

Rare

Height

0.4m (40cm)

Flowers

Flowers insignificant, red, 1-4 together in axils toward top of stalk.

Fruit

Nuts

Form

Perennial herb with erect or ascending stems, much-branched at the base.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Widespread; common in forest and heathland, growing in a wide variety of soil types.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

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

4 seeds per urn-shaped fruit.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination can be slow

Germination Time

from 3-4 weeks or more

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

Can be grown from cuttings.