Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leptinella dioica Hook.f. trib. Anthemideae |
Synonyms | Cotula dioica (Hook.f.) Hook.f. |
Cotula obscura Kirk | |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | leaves dully green, narrowly obovate to spathulate, 2-3cm long, crenate, thinly petiolate, capitula dioecious, the male 4-7mm across, the female 8-10mm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand North , New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
dioica monoica D.G.Lloyd, New Zealand J. Bot. 10(2): 319 (1972)
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