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Scientific Name
Coprosma quadrifida
Family Name
RUBIACEAE
Common Name
Native Currant
Status
Height
2.0m - 4.0m (200-400cm)
Flowers
Solitary on very short axillary stalks.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Erect much-branched shrub.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread from sea level to around 800m.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Important understorey component. Provides food and nest sites for several small bird species. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Orange to red drupe, very translucent and shining.dupe with stone breaking into 2 pyrenes
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
36 months or longer
Viable Seeds Per Gram
180-250+
Seed Treatment Notes
Remove flesh from fruit and sow seed soon after collection. *After soaking in tomato soup germination time can be reduced to approximately 4 weeks and germination is less erratic.
Germination Time
Up to 5 months*
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
May also be grown from cuttings
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