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Image Credit: Richard Schahinger – Natural Values Atlas
Scientific Name: Haloragis myriocarpa
Common Name: prickly 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, cylindrical leaves, about 45mm long and 1mm wide.
Height (m): 0.3 – 0.6
Flowers: Flowers are red and 1mm wide, and have green, triangular bracts, or leaflike structures.
Fruit: Nut – 1.5mm long, with 8 ribs or narrow wings.
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Habitat Notes
Heathland on King Island, Clarke Island and the central east coast, including Friendly Beaches.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Treatment Method
Bog Method The seeds of many wetland species need to be kept wet to germinate. Punch a hole in the side of a recycled polyfoam box so that it holds water to the required depth. Sit the tubes in the box to germinate. Once germinated, punch holes in the bottom of the box to allow drainage.
Seed Treatment Notes
Use the bog method if growing from seed. Germination can be slow.
Germination Time
3-5 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Easily grown from cuttings or by division.