Scientific Name: Asperula pusilla

Common Name: alpine woodruff

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rubiaceae

Form Description: Perennial densely tufted hairy herb, between A. gunnii and A. minima in size.

Height (m): 0.03 – 0.12

Flowers: Cream or white, single or in small clusters from upper whorls and ends of branches.

Fruit: Dry with two lobes

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDorsetGeorge TownKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationGrassland
Habitat Notes

Occasional in grassy vegetation in the eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

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 propagated from seed without pre-treatment.

Cutting & Division Information

Usually grown from cuttings.