Municipalities

Scientific Name

Pseudanthus ovalifolius

Family Name

EUPHORBIACEAE

Common Name

Oval-leaved Pseudanthus

Status

Height

Flowers

Flowers are either male or female, and are solitary in the leaf axils at the ends of the branches.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Low-growing, rigid shrub with numerous branches and stiff, leathery leaves with blunt tips, 2-4mm long.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Communities

Habitat Notes

Flinders Island.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

Each capsule contains a single seed.

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.

Cutting Notes