Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Leionema oldfieldii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson |
Bibliography | Nuytsia 12: 276 (1998) |
Native Range | w. & s. Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves crowded, narrowly oblong to cuneate, obtuse, coriaceous, shiny, flowers 6-10mm, in small umbels |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | pinkish, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eriostemon oldfieldii F.Muell. Phebalium oldfieldii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |