Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Leionema montanum (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson |
Bibliography | Nuytsia 12: 275 (1998) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems procumbent, leaves crowded, ca. 1cm long, subterete, conspicuously glandular-punctate, flowers ca. 1cm across, solitary |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish, white |
Bloom | 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. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eriostemon montanus (Hook.) F.Muell. Phebalium montanum Hook. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |