Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Celmisia hookerii Cockayne trib. Astereae |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | lowland-montane |
Description | leaves 20-30cm, coriaceous, oblong to spathulate, adaxially glabrous, dark green, abaxially tomentose, acute, entire, margins lanate, capitula 6-10cm across, ligules narrow |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; 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 | ASTERACEAE
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