Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leptinella dioica Hook.f. trib. Anthemideae |
Bibliography | Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 129 (1852) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | leaves dully green, narrowly obovate to spathulate, 2-3cm long, crenate, thinly petiolate, capitula dioecious, the male 4-7mm across, the female 8-10mm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
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 month, 13-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cotula dioica (Hook.f.) Hook.f Cotula obscura Kirk |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |