Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Kelleria villosa Berggr. |
Synonyms | Drapetes villosa (Berggr.) Cheeseman |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
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 | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | THYMELAEACEAE
villosa barbata Heads, Austral. Syst. Bot., 3(4): 624 (1990)
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