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Gentianella bellidifolia (Hook.f.) Holub  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesGentianella bellidifolia (Hook.f.) Holub 
BibliographyFolia Geobot. Phytotax. 3: 218 (1967)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionbasal leaves in rosettes, coriaceous, elliptic-spathulate, obtuse, stem leaves 3-4-pairs, similar, subsessile, flowers terminal, 1-6, in umbellate cyme, corolla rotate
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring
SynonymsChionogentias bellidifolia (Hook.f.) L.G.Adams
Gentiana bellidifolia Hook.f.
Gentiana bellidifolia var. australis Petrie
Gentiana flaccida Petrie
Oreophylax bellidifolius (Hook.f.) Á.Löve
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South)
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