Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Ozothamnus alpinus (N.A.Wakef.) Anderb. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Opera Bot. 104: 89 (1991) |
Native Range | se. Australia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves crowded, oblong, obtuse, 4-10mm, viscid, grey-green adaxially, densely yellow tomentose abaxially, capitula cylindrical, to 7mm long |
Size | 50-70cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anaphalioides alpina (N.A.Wakef.) Glenny Helichrysum alpinum N.A.Wakef. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, VIC Victoria) |