Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Plantago alpestris B.G.Briggs & al. trib. Plantaginae |
Bibliography | Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 4: 395 (1973) |
Native Range | se. New South Wales to e. Victoria |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves basal, oblanceolate and elliptic, 6-8cm, 3-veined, entire, floral spikes ovoid to cylindrical, 1-3cm long, sepals elliptic, glabrous, corolla lobes ovate, 1mm long |
Size | 8-16cm |
Color | |
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 spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, VIC Victoria) |