Scientific Name: Haloragis heterophylla

Common Name: variable raspwort

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Haloragaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Perennial herb with erect or ascending stems, much-branched at the base.

Height (m): 0.15 – 0.4

Flowers: Flowers insignificant, red, 1-4 together in axils toward top of stalk.

Fruit: Nut – 4 seeds per urn-shaped fruit.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonCentral HighlandsClarenceGlamorgan-Spring BayLauncestonNorthern MidlandsSouthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestHeathWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Widespread; common in forest and heathland, growing in a wide variety of soil types.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
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  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination can be slow.

Germination Time

At least 3-4 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown from cuttings.