Scientific Name: Asperula minima

Common Name: mossy woodruff

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rubiaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Prostrate, dense carpeting herb.

Height (m): 0.1 – 0.2

Flowers: Small, white, solitary or in 3’s borne on stalks longer than leaves.

Fruit: 2 lobed mericarp

Municipality
Central HighlandsClarenceDorsetFlindersGeorge TownWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Local near the north coast.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

Moss-like species. Prefers dappled shade or partial sun and moist, well drained soils.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
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  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Seed Treatment Notes

May be grown from seed without pre-treatment.

Cutting & Division Information

Usually propagated from cuttings.