Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Kelleria villosa Berggr. |
Bibliography | Minneskr. Fisiogr. Sällsk. Lund 8: 17 (1877) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | grey or white hirsute, leaves 2-4mm long, aristate, often curvate, ciliate, apically with tuft of hairs, flowers 3-4, 3mm long, in clusters |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Drapetes villosa (Berggr.) Cheeseman Kelleria villosa var. barbata Heads |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |