Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Plantago hispida R.Br. trib. Plantaginae |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 425 (1810) |
Native Range | e. & se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves thick, rigid, narrowly lanceolate or spathulate, obtuse, petiolate, 2-5cm, grey-white long lanate, entire, scapes ca. 5cm, spikes short, ovate, dense, 1-3cm |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Plantago tildeniae Pilg. Plantago varia f. glabra Pilg. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |