Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Coronidium scorpioides (Labill.) Paul G.Wilson trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Nuytsia 18: 326 (2008) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves crowded at base, narrowly lanceolate to oblanceolate, 2-6cm long, loosely sericeous to glabrous, capitula solitary, to 25mm in diam. |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium scorpioides (Labill.) Poir. Helichrysum scorpioides Labill. Helichrysum scorpioides var. pygmaea F.Muell. Panaetia fulva Lindl. Xeranthemum scorpioides (Labill.) Poir. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |