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Scientific Name

Kelleria dieffenbachii

Family Name

THYMELAEACEAE

Common Name

Dieffenbach's Kelleria

Status

Height

Flowers

White, unisexual or bisexual, 2-7 in terminal cluster.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Dwarf shrub forming loose mats or soft cushions.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Occurs in northern and western Tasmania, in dry to moist well drained soils insheltered locations as well as in fairly open alpine tussock grassland.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Rarely cultivated. Requires light to medium soils rich in organic matter, semi-shade or partial sun and tolerates frosts and snowfalls. Carpeting, self-layering species. 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 - 0.15cm x about 0.1cm

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated from seed.

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

Also grown from cuttings or from division of layered stems.