Scientific Name: Limosella australis
Common Name: southern mudwort
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Plantaginaceae
Form Description: Herb, with slender rhizomes or runners.
Height (m): 0.05 – 0.1
Flowers: Small, solitary, and axillary.
Fruit: Woody capsule – globular, containing numerous seeds.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant on the margins of streams and in low-lying areas subject to flooding.
Site Tolerance
Waterlogged
Soil Tolerance
Poorly-drained
Propagation Calendar
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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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Collect by hand, dry to extract, then sieve to clean. Flowers Sept-Mar, but also sporadically so seed collection times will vary accordingly.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be grown by division of rhizomes.