Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Celmisia rupestris Cheeseman trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst 16: 409 (1884) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, 2cm, narrowly linear-spathulate, coriaceous, white hirsute, margin revolute, scapes glandular pubescent, capitula ca. 25mm, ligules numerous, narrow |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Elcismia rupestris (Cheeseman) B.L.Rob. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |