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Scientific Name
Liparophyllum exiguum
Family Name
MENYANTHACEAE
Common Name
Tasmanian Marshwort
Status
Height
Flowers
Single pale-yellow flowers
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Perennial herb, has runners in wet mud, but floating and tangled when aquatic.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic; occasional in short alpine herbfield and aquatic vegetation in the eastern mountains , salt marshes at Southport, lagoons at the mouth of the Pieman River, and in marshy ground at Huonville. Found in shallow fresh or brackish water and constantly wet mud.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Waterlogged; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
Bog method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be grown 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
May also be grown by division of clumps.
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