Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Xerochrysum subundulata (Sch.Bip.) R.J.Bayer trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 56: 1015 (2001) |
Native Range | e. & se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves oblong to narrowly obovate, mucronate, stem leaves subamplexicaule, glandular hirsute, at margins arachnose, capitula 3-5cm in diam., outer phyllaries reddish |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Bracteantha acuminata (DC.) Anderb. & Haegi Bracteantha subundulata (Sch.Bip.) Paul G.Wilson Gnaphalium subundulatum Sch.Bip. Helichrysum acuminatum DC. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |