Family | MYRTACEAE |
Genus species | Baeckea gunniana Schauer ex Walp. |
Synonyms | Baeckea micrantha Hook.f. |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | leaves crowded, intensely aromatic, thick, convex, dark green, 2-6mm, obovate to oblong, glandular-punctate, flowers 5-7mm across, pentamerous |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
Australia (New South Wales , Tasmania , Victoria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MYRTACEAE
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