Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Celmisia walkeri Kirk trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 9: 549 (1877) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves in compact apical rosettes, linear-oblong, 3-5cm long, adaxially grey-green, sulcate, abaxially white pilose, capitula 4cm across. on thin, viscid peduncles |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Elcismia walkeri (Kirk) B.L.Rob. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |