Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Scleranthus brockiei P.A.Will. |
Bibliography | Rec. Domin. Mus., N. Zeal. 3: 16 (1956) |
Native Range | Tasmania, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves 2.5-6mm long, imbricate, persistent on stem, flowers small, inconspicuous, in pairs, very shortly pedicellate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | 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 |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |