Peperomia enervis
Peperomia enervis is a small succulent-leaved peperomia endemic to the rainforests of north-east Queensland. It grows on tree trunks and on mossy granite boulders. Its stems grow erect, then lie down and root at the nodes, forming mats of tiny leaves about 15 by 8 mm. It suits a terrarium or mounted display with bright filtered light, mild temperatures and a surface that dries briefly between waterings.
Where it grows wild
It grows as an epiphyte on trunks and as a lithophyte on moss-covered rocks. Herbarium labels repeatedly mention granite boulders and outcrops within notophyll and mesophyll rainforest, rocky creek banks, and windswept ridgeline forest, where it grows with Dendrobium orchids, mosses, lichens and liverworts.
It is recorded at 40–1500 m, with a median of 820 m (72 records). It is most frequent in upland rainforest on the Atherton Tableland and the surrounding ranges.
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