Family | STYLIDIACEAE |
Genus species | Forstera bellidifolia Hook. |
Bibliography | Icon. Pl. 9: t. 851 (1852) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves in rosettes, 8-15mm long, oblong-spathulate, thick, flowers usually solitary, pedicellate, to 8mm across, with distinct tube |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Phyllachne bellidifolia (Hook.) F.Muell. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |