Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leptinella plumosa Hook.f. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Fl. Antarct. 1: 26 (1844) |
Native Range | Antipodean Islands, Subantarctic Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-20m |
Description | leaves crowded, frondose, 10-15mm long, elliptic to obovate in outline, pale green, tripinnatisect, long villose, capitula ca. 8mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
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, 13-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cotula plumosa (Hook.f.) Hook.f. Leptinella propinqua Hook.f. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (ATP Antipodean Is.) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (HMD Heard-McDonald Is., KEG Kerguelen, MAQ Macquarie Is., MPE Marion-Prince Edward Is.) |