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Scientific Name
Amphibolis antarctica
Family Name
CYMODOCEACEAE
Common Name
Sea Nymph
Status
Height
80cm
Flowers
Separate male and female plants, solitary flowers on short lateral shoots.
Fruit
Nut
Form
Submerged perennial marine herb, forming extensive meadows. Wiry, erect stems, leaves in tufts at the tips of branches, with flat, linear blades.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
Coastal sand, mud and rocks in areas exposed at low spring tides to water up to 20m deep. King Island, North West, North East, East Coast and Furneaux Group.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
In the marine environment, the developing seedling remains attached to the parent plant for up to 12 months, until it breaks away and floats, submerged, and anchors to a substrate. Amphibolus antarctica is best propagated by division into pots of silty soil, which allows the plants to be anchored when planting out. It is an important habitat plant. Tolerant of high salinity levels. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
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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
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