Scientific Name: Threlkeldia diffusa
Common Name: coast bonefruit
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Amaranthaceae
Form Description: Prostrate, mat-forming undershrub with branches up to 40cm long, and crowded, light green, fleshy leaves with pointed tips.
Height (m): 0.3 – 0.4
Flowers: Tiny, hidden flowers, fruit enclosed at the base of the flower tube. Flowers throughout most of the year.
Fruit: Red egg-shaped berry, 3-4mm long, ribbed and black when mature.
Municipality
FlindersGeorge Town
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes
Seashores in the north-east and Bass Strait islands.
General Notes
The tiny red fruits and the leaves are edible.
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Propagation Method
Seed
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fresh seed recommended for propagation.
Seed Treatment Notes
Grown from seed without treatment; has had good results in direct seeding.
Germination Time
3-4 weeks