Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Geum leiospermum Petrie |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 26: 267 (1894) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, lyrate, to 5cm long, hirsute, terminal leaflet 1-2cm long, suborbiculate, sharply serrate, lateral leaflets minute, incised, flowers 6-9mm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oncostylus leiospermus (Petrie) F.Bolle |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |