Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Pterygopappus lawrencii Hook.f. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 6: 120 (1847) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves broadly ovate-spathulate, acute, ca. 4mm long, thick, with a stripe of long, dense hairs, capitula 2-3mm long, hardly noticeable amongst leaves |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | pale brown |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |