Scientific Name: Milligania longifolia Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region
Common Name: longleaf milligania
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Asteliaceae
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 creeping rhizomes and long narrow leaves up to 125 cm long and 2.5 cm wide.
Height (m): 0.5 – 1
Flowers: Numerous white or cream flowers with greenish centres, to about 1cm long.
Fruit: Capsule
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Habitat Notes
Rocky cliffs on quartzite or limestone along the Gordon and Franklin rivers in the south-west at low altitudes and along the Vale River in the Central Highlands at 700m altitude.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Rocky, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Nutrient-poor, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
May be propagated from seed.
Seed Treatment Method
Cold Some species require exposure to cold before they germinate. These species are best sown in early winter and left to germinate in a shade house.
Seed Treatment Notes
Stratification at 4°C for 4-6 weeks may improve germination.
Cutting & Division Information
Propagate by division of rhizomes.