Family Index

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

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