Scientific Name: Phyllachne colensoi
Common Name: yellow cushionplant
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Stylidiaceae
Form Description: Densely tufted, perennial plant with erect, closely packed stems, which forms a hard, mat-like cushion.
Flowers: Solitary, 4mm in diameter, barely raised above the cushion surface.
Fruit: Capsule – 2mm in diameter.
Municipality
Central CoastCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyHuon ValleyKentishMeander ValleyWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Exposed slopes of mountains at altitudes of 1000m, recorded from Mt. Field West, Mount Rufus and Mount Pelion East.
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Difficult to grow.
Propagation Calendar
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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 Collection
Probably propagated from seed.
Cutting & Division Information
Probably propagated by division.