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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Helen Morgan – with permission
Scientific Name: Coprosma nitida
Common Name: mountain currant
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Rubiaceae
Form Description: Much-branched shrub, often erect.
Height (m): 1 – 2.5
Flowers: Solitary flowers with small petals. Male and female on different plants.
Fruit: Drupe – shiny, pale orange-red when ripe.
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Habitat Notes
Common throughout the state in alpine and sub-alpine eucalypt forests on slopes of mountains.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Clay, Fertile, Loam, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Grows on dolerite-derived clay. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Harvest by hand and place into bags, or knock fruit onto ground sheets.
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation Collect fleshy fruits in a plastic bag, mash up and allowed to ferment to replicate digestion by a bird.
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.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be grown from cuttings.