Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Craspedia viscosa Colenso trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 16: 333 (1884) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | viscid, leaves flat, spathulate, entire, sessile, glabrous, 3-nerved, scapes erect, bracts ovate, acuminate, sessile, alternate, capitula in conical, hirsute head |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | reddish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Craspedia minor var. viscosa (Colenso) Allan Craspedia uniflora var. viscosa (Colenso) Kirk |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |