Scientific Name: Phyllanthus gunnii

Common Name: shrubby spurge

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Form Description: Erect slender shrub with rounded, short-stalked leaves in opposite rows.

Height (m): 1 – 3

Flowers: 4-5mm in diameter, green, occurring in the axils on slender stalks.

Fruit: Capsule – hard 4-5mm in diameter, changes from green to brown when mature.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayKing IslandLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellTasmanWest Tamar
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

In shaded places, especially near the coast in the east and north.

General Notes

Grows in most soils.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

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.