Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psychrophyton eximium (Hook.f.) Beauverd trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Raoulia eximia Hook.f. |
Raoulia brownii Kirk | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1000-1800m |
Description | leaves grey-green, oblong-oblanceolate, obtuse, apically densely lanate, capitula in centre of leaf rosette, tubular, 5-6mm long, phyllaries linear, 3-4mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
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 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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