Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Myosotis australis R.Br. |
Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 415 (1810) |
Native Range | s. Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, 2-6mm long, often with bronze tinge, hirsute, corolla 3-5mm across in cyme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Myosotis australis var. conspicua Cheeseman Myosotis australis var. lytteltonensis Laing & A.Wall Myosotis lytteltonensis (Laing & A.Wall) de Lange Myosotis mooreana Lehnebach |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria, WAU Western Australia) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |