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Ourisia calycina Colenso trib. Angelonieae 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOurisia calycina Colenso trib. Angelonieae
BibliographyTrans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 21: 97 (1889)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves distinctly petiolate, broadly ovate, 2-3cm, obtuse, adaxially dark green, basally crenate, inflorescence 11-15cm, flowers 3-9, pedicellate, calyx oblong
Size15-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOurisia macrocarpa ssp. calycina (Colenso) Arroyo
Ourisia macrocarpa var. calycina (Colenso) Cockayne
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South)
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