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Scientific Name
Coprosma perpusilla
Family Name
RUBIACEAE
Common Name
Orange-fruited Mat Coprosma
Status
Height
Flowers
Single at ends of branches, light greenish-yellow to pale orange-yellow.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Prostrate mat-forming shrub rooting from its branches.
Municipalities
Central Highlands; Hobart; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast
Communities
Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Occasional in heath and bog.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit a spherical drupe, yellow-orange to orange-red 4-9mm. harvest by hand and place into bags, or knock fruit onto ground sheets
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Place fruits into plastic bags and allow to ferment for several weeks. Remove the flesh from the fruit and sow seed soon after collection. Do not allow the seed to dry out.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
May also be grown from cuttings.
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