Scientific Name: Nertera granadensis

Common Name: orange cushionbeads

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rubiaceae

Form Description: Prostrate perennial herb forming patches from 6-40cm in diameter.

Flowers: Minute with calyx absent or scarcely visible, corolla about 2mm long, lobes shorter than tube.

Fruit: Drupe – red, ovoid, about 4mm in diameter.

Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Rare in short alpine herbfield throughout the state.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

Useful for cool shaded spots around pools or amongst ferns. Needs watering during dry periods.

Propagation Calendar

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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.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings.