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Kelleria dieffenbachii (Hook.) Endl.  
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FamilyTHYMELAEACEAE
Genus speciesKelleria dieffenbachii (Hook.) Endl. 
BibliographyGen. Pl., Suppl. 4(2): 61 (1848)
Native Rangese. Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves 2,5-3,5mm long, narrow, imbricate, ciliate, apically densely penicillate, flowers 3-8, fragrant, to 3mm long, in clusters
Size5-10cm
Colorcreamy
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsDaphnobryon tasmanicum (Hook.f.) Meisn.
Drapetes dieffenbachii Hook.
Drapetes macrantha Colenso
Drapetes tasmanicus Hook.f.
Kelleria tasmanica (Hook.f.) Domke
Territory5 Australasia
     50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania)
     51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South)
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