Scientific Name: Phyllanthus australis
Common Name: southern spurge
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Form Description: Undershrub with a woody base and slender, wiry stems, leaves 3-7mm long.
Flowers: Small, in the axils, on slender stalks.
Fruit: Capsule – hard, 4-5mm in diameter, changes from green to brown when mature.
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Habitat Notes
On roadsides and in open places, especially in the north, east and centre of the state.
General Notes
Grows in most soils.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Can be propagated from fresh seed.
Seed Treatment Method
Smoke Smoke treatment improves germination in some species. Smokey products, e.g. smokey vermiculite, can be purchased and applied to the sown seed, or sown seeds can be treated directly with smoke from a source such as a drum with a fire and hose.
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed often is not viable, and may have poor germination. Smoke treatment may improve germination.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be propagated from cuttings.