Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Geum divergens Cheeseman |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 48: 210 (1916) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves to 6cm long, lyrate, terminal segment largest, orbiculate-reniform, coarsely dentate, long ciliate, flowers 1-5, to 3cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Oncostylus divergens (Cheeseman) F.Bolle |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |