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Scientific Name
Xyris muelleri
Family Name
XYRIDACEAE
Common Name
Roundhead Yelloweye
Status
Height
18-80cm
Flowers
Petals are pale yellow and 4-5mm wide.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Tufted perennial herb with erect to spreading, often twisted leaves with pointed tips.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
Tasmanian endemic. Wet heaths in the N.W., West Coast, Central Highlands, S.W. and Mt. Field, to 765m altitude.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Grown by division, some Xyris species can be grown from seed. Useful for small rockeries and around ornamental pools. 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
Capsule has a slightly hardened tip.
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.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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