Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Gratiola nana Benth. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 404 (1846) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | stems thin, leaves sessile, oblong to obovate, obtuse, obtusely dentate, glabrous, flowers few, very shortly pedicellate, axillary, 8-12mm long, pink striate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white, yellowish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gratiola concinna Colenso |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |