Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Caltha novae-zealandiae Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Fl. Nov. Zel. 1: 12 (1852) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves crowded, thinly petiolate, ovate-oblong, thinly sinuate or entire, at apex deeply incised, flowers solitary, 3-5cm across, sepals linear-subulate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Caltha marginata Colenso Psychrophila novae-zealandiae (Hook.f.) W.A.Weber |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |