Family | GUNNERACEAE |
Genus species | Gunnera cordifolia (Hook.f.) Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Fl. Tasman. 1: 125 (1856) |
Native Range | n. Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves 15-30mm long, orbiculate to broadly ovate, crenate or obtusely dentate, abaxially pilose, drupe 2-3mm long, bright red |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | insignificant |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Milligania cordifolia Hook.f. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |