Scientific Name: Lilaeopsis polyantha

Common Name: jointed swampstalks

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Apiaceae

Form Description: Rhizomatous perennial herb; submerged or emergent aquatic or bog plant growing in dense colonies.

Flowers: Umbels of 1-8 deep red to white flowers. Leaves 1-10cm long.

Fruit: Mericarp – almost flattened laterally.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
RiparianSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Forms dense colonies in shallow water and wet mud close to water.

Site Tolerance

Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Poorly-drained

General Notes

Leaves are eaten by water birds and probably fish.

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
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Very delicate seeds which do not last long.