Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chrysocephalum baxteri (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Anderb. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Compositae Newslett. 19: 22 (1991) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems white lanate, leaves linear, acuminate, margins revolute, glaucous, pilose, capitula solitary, terminal, broadly campanulate, 1-2cm across |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Argyrophanes behrii Schltdl. Chrysocephalum behrianum Sond. Gnaphalium baxteri (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Sch.Bip. Helichrysum baxteri A.Cunn. ex DC. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |