Family | GUNNERACEAE |
Genus species | Gunnera albocarpa (Kirk) Cockayne |
Bibliography | Rep. Bot. Surv. Stewart I.: 43 (1909) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves long petiolate, dark green, 1-2cm long, orbiculate to reniform, 3-5-lobate, coarsely dentate, sparsely hirsute, flowers in short spike, drupe white |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | insignificant |
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 early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gunnera monoica var. albocarpa Kirk |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |