Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Geum albiflorum (Hook.f.) Scheutz |
Bibliography | Prodr. Monogr. Geor.: 58 (1870) |
Native Range | Antipodean Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves lyrate, terminal segment 2-5cm wide, orbiculate to oblong-cordate, bicrenate, pilose, inflorescence paniculate, flowers ca. 1cm across |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in late winter and spring |
Synonyms | Geum aucklandicum Greene Geum parvilforum var. albiflorum (Hook.f.) Allan Geum sericeum Kirk Oncostylus albiflorus (Hook.f.) F.Bolle Sieversia albiflora Hook.f. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (ATP Antipodean Is.) |