Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Celmisia thomsonii Cheeseman trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 48: 211 (1916) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves in dense, flat rosettes at apex of branchlets, obovate, obtuse, coriaceous, irregularly denticulate, capitula 15-20mm across, ligules numerous, narrow |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |