| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Hectorella caespitosa Hook.f. |
| Synonyms | Hectorella elongata Buchanan |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | subalpine |
| Description | leaves subulate, 5-8cm long in compact rosette, firmly crowded and forming hard surface of cushion, flowers stellate, pentamerous, sessile, to 8mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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