Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Craspedia macrocephala Hook. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 62: t. 3415 (1835) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | white tomentose, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, on both faces white, capitula spherical, to 25mm wide, phyllaries broadly ovate, margins broadly membranous |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | white |
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, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Craspedia alpina Backh. ex Hook.f. Craspedia glauca var. macrocephala (Hook.) W.M.Curtis Craspedia richea var. alpina Benth. Craspedia richea var. macrocephala (Hook.) Benth. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |