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FamilySTYLIDIACEAE
Genus speciesForstera mackayi Allan 
Habitatgrassland
Altitudemontane-subalpine
Descriptionleaves crowded, curvate, narrowly oblong to linear, 8-10mm long, subcoriaceous, peduncles to 6cm long, flowers 1-3, ca. 15mm across, with distinct tube
Size10-15cm
Colorred, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft, fl. stem decumbent
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Australasia
     New Zealand (New Zealand South)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

STYLIDIACEAE

Forstera mackayi Allan, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 65: 221 (1935)

New Zealand South
51 NZS

montane-subalpine

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