Coprosma moorei F.Muell. ex Rodway

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Coprosma

Characteristics

A small shrub which lies along the ground. It spread 50 cm wide. The stems are much branched. They form roots at the nodes. It forms mats. The leaves are 3-5 mm long by 2 mm wide. They are oval or sword shaped and thick. The flowers are about 6 mm across. They occur singly and are green. The ends short branches. The fruit is fleshy with a hard stone inside and is 5-6 mm across. They are blue.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in sub-alpine regions above 300 m altitude. It grows in sphagnum moss. It must not be allowed to dry out. It needs well drained soil. Tasmania Herbarium. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Wet peaty places in alpine, sub-alpine and montane zones, to 1,200 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses dye wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed, cuttings or division.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Coprosma moorei unspecified picture

Distribution

Coprosma moorei world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747448-1
WFO ID wfo-0000922887
COL ID Y6T9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Coprosma moorei