Cyathodes glauca Labill.

Species

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Characteristics

A small bush. It can be 1-2 m tall but can be 10 m tall when among other vegetation. The leaves are sword shaped. The leaves are 1.5-3 cm long by 0.3-0.5 cm wide. They are clustered in false rings. The flowers occur in clusters amongst the leaves. They are like tubes and 1 cm long. They are white and are at the tips of the branches. The fruit are red. They are flattened. They are 0.8 cm across. The fruit remain hanging on the plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A warm temperate plant. A Tasmanian endemic plant. It suits cool places. It grows in hills and mountains. It needs well drained moist soil. It suits hardiness zones 8-10. Tasmanian Herbarium. Arboretum Tasmania. In Hobart Botanical gardens.
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Alpine and sub-alpine zones to 1000 metres.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses material
Edible fruits
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Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

It grows easily from cuttings. They can be grown from seed.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Cyathodes glauca world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324958-1
WFO ID wfo-0000631108
COL ID 6BT59
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cyathodes glauca Cyathodes glauca var. brevifolia