Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Brachyscome tenuiscapa Hook.f. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 6: 114 (1847) |
Native Range | e. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves in basal rosette, rigid, carnose, oblanceolate to cuneate, at apex dentate, sessile, capitula solitary, phyllaries oblong, finely dentate, ligules ca. 7mm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pinkish violet |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Brachyscome decipiens var. pubescens Benth. Brachyscome scapiformis DC. Brachyscome scapiformis var. tenuiscapa (Hook.f.) Benth. Brachyscome tenuiscapa var. pubescens (Benth.) G.L.Davis |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |