Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Brachyglottis lagopus (Raoul) B.Nord. trib. Senecioneae |
Bibliography | Opera Bot. 44: 31 (1987) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves only basal, in rosette, elliptic to suborbiculate, 5-15cm, with fine venation, densely white lanate abaxially, capitula 2-4cm across, few, in terminal raceme |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Senecio lagopus Raoul |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |