Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Psychrophyton grandiflorum (Hook.f.) Beauverd trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Raoulia grandiflora Hook.f. |
Gnaphalium fasciculatum Buchanan | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1300-2000m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, 5-10mm long, ovate-lanceolate, acute, in upper part appresed silvery hirsute, capitula 15mm, bracts with conspicuous, white tip |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub, 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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