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Geum pusillum Petrie  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesGeum pusillum Petrie 
BibliographyTrans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 28: 538 (1896)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionbasal leaves to 25mm long, sparsely strigose, pinnate, terminal leaflet about 7mm long, suborbiculate, crenate, flowers solitary, minute, petals 5-6, oblong
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring
SynonymsOncostylus pusillus (Petrie) F.Bolle
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South)
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