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Scientific Name
Phyllanthus gunnii
Family Name
EUPHORBIACEAE
Common Name
Shrubby Spurge
Status
Height
2m
Flowers
4-5mm in diameter, green, occurring in the axils on slender stalks.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Erect slender shrub with rounded, short-stalked leaves in opposite rows.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; King Island; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Tasman; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
In shaded places, especially near the coast in the east and north.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Propagate from cuttings or fresh seed. Grows in most soils. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Jun
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Hard capsule 4-5mm in diameter, changes from green to brown when mature. Seed often is not viable, and may have poor germination.
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Smoke treatment may improve germination
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
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