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Scientific Name
Exocarpos humifusus
Family Name
SANTALACEAE
Common Name
Alpine Native Cherry
Status
Height
Flowers
Groups of 2-6 greenish-yellow flowers in axils of branches
Fruit
Nuts
Form
Prostrate trailing shrub; yellow-green leaves reduced to triangular scales 0.5 mm long
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Heath; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic; widespread in all types of alpine heath
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
The plant uses stems for photosynthesis. It is parasitic on the roots of other plants, hence requires a host plant for successful growth. Not 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
Seed is contained in hard nuts that become greenish black on maturity. harvest fruits individually by hand.
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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