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Scientific Name

Coprosma pumila

Family Name

RUBIACEAE

Common Name

Creeping Coprosma

Status

Height

Flowers

Solitary, terminal on short branches, greenish about 0.8cm long.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Matted or prostrate shrub rooting at the nodes.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland; Sub-alpine

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Occurs above 500m. Occasional in bolster heath, heath and bog in the eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Must not be allowed to dry out. Best planted amongst rocks to give a cool root run. 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 drupe, 0.6-0.8cm across, orange or red. 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 propagated from cuttings.