Family | HALORAGACEAE |
Genus species | Gonocarpus montanus (Hook.f.) Orchard |
Bibliography | Bull. Auckland Inst. Mus. 10: 172 (1975) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | stems angular, leaves opposite, ovate to broadly lanceolate, 5-10mm long, remotely dentate, coriaceous, shiny, flowers small in spicate raceme, style red |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Haloragis depressa var. montana (Hook.f.) Hook.f. Haloragis diffusa (Hook.f.) Cockayne Haloragis lambertii Montrouz. Haloragis montana Hook.f. Haloragis tetragyna var. diffusa Hook.f. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |