Family | GUNNERACEAE |
Genus species | Gunnera dentata Kirk |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 27: 436 (1895) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves green to greyish, 10-25mm long, coarsely and irregularly dentate, sometimes lobate, sparsely hirsute, drupe obconic or clavate, 3-4mm long, red |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | insignificant |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |