Scientific Name: Pentachondra pumila

Common Name: carpet frillyheath

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Ericaceae

Form Description: Prostrate woody plant growing in dense matted patches up to 1m diameter.

Flowers: Usually white, solitary at the end of short branches.

Fruit: Drupe – red, spherical, 6-8mm in diameter.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetHobartHuon ValleyKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationHeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Locally abundant in alpine heath and sedgeland in the southern most western mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, 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
Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Difficult to propagate from seed.

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

Seeds are said to germinate better after passing through a bird.

Cutting & Division Information

Particular care should be taken when handling because they develop long, fine roots. A well-composted soil is essential and care should be taken not to let plants dry out.