Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pterygopappus lawrencii Hook.f. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves broadly ovate-spathulate, acute, ca. 4mm long, thick, with a stripe of long, dense hairs, capitula 2-3mm long, hardly noticeable amongst leaves |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | pale brown |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
Australia (Tasmania) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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