Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Celmisia hookerii Cockayne trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 47: 115 (1915) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves 20-30cm, coriaceous, oblong to spathulate, adaxially glabrous, dark green, abaxially tomentose, acute, entire, margins lanate, capitula 6-10cm across, ligules narrow |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
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, 16-21°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Elcismia hookerii (Cockayne) Bergmans |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |