Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ozothamnus parvifolius (Yeo) Anderb. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Opera Bot. 104: 89 (1991) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1600m |
Description | stems densely white lanate, leaves oval, carnose, shiny, golden-green, imbricate-4-seriate, involucre yellow-brown, capitula solitary, ca. 1cm across, terminal, sessile |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | rich yellow |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium citrinum Schrank Helichrysum parvifolium Yeo |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |