Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Celmisia gibbsii Cheeseman trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Man. New Zealand Fl.: 300 (1906) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, 10-15mm, linear-lanceolate, coriaceous, adaxially glabrous, abaxially scaly, capitula 20-25mm across, ligules elliptic-oblong, 3-5-dentate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Elcismia gibbsii (Cheeseman) B.L.Rob. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |