Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Carmichaelia juncea Colenso ex Hook.f. trib. Carmichaelieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 51 (1852) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | branches flattened, 2-3mm thick, in maturity leafless, flowers 1-3, dark veined |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months, cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Carmichaelia fieldii Cockayne Carmichaelia floribunda G.Simpson Carmichaelia juncea var. parviflora Benth. Carmichaelia lacustris G.Simpson Carmichaelia nigrans G.Simpson Carmichaelia nigrans var. tenuis G.Simpson Carmichaelia prona Kirk Huttonella juncea (Colenso ex Hook.f.) Kirk Huttonella prona (Kirk) Kirk |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |