Friday, 29 January 2016

Leptinella squalida


  • Common Name - New Zealand brass buttons
  • Botanical Name - Leptinella squalida
  • Family - Asteraceae
  • Bud - alternate
  • Stem/Bark - green
  • Leaf - simple, bi-pinnate compound, elliptic shape, acute apex, rounded base, pinnately lobed margins, pinnate veins
  • Flower - capitulum inflorescence, May - June
  • Fruit - achene, brown
  • Habit - spreading
  • Form - creeping/mat like
  • Size - 0.1-0.2 m
  • Culture - full sun, humus rich/well drained soil
  • Use - mass planting, ground cover

No comments:

Post a Comment