Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Brachyglottis lagopus (Raoul) B.Nord. trib. Senecioneae |
Synonyms | Senecio lagopus Raoul |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | lowland-montane |
Description | leaves only basal, in rosette, elliptic to suborbiculate, 5-15cm, with fine venation, densely white lanate abaxially, capitula 2-4cm across, few, in terminal raceme |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and 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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