Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella cunninghamii (L.G.Adams) Glenny |
Bibliography | New Zealand J. Bot. 42: 518 (2004) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves linear-oblanceolate, 2-10cm, stem leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate, inflorescence terminal, flowers pedicellate, to 35mm across, grey-violet striate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Chionogentias cunninghamii L.G.Adams |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |