Family Index

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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.