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Myosotis elderi L.B.Moore  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesMyosotis elderi L.B.Moore 
BibliographyFl. New Zealand 1: 972 (1961)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Descriptionbasal leaves in rosette, obovate, 2-3cm, long sericeous, adpressed hirsute, cymes simple, few-flowered, calyx long adpressed hirsute, corolla ca. 6mm
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite, blue, rose
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMyosotis lyallii ssp. elderi (L.B.Moore) Meudt. & Prebble
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South)
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