Scientific Name: Abrotanella scapigera Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: funnel snow-wort

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Form Description: Dark green rosette herb.

Flowers: Green, few grouped in a terminal head.

Fruit: Achene

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyHuon ValleyKentishMeander ValleyWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationHeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Found in all forms of alpine heath, sedgeland and in short alpine grassland. Most common in the central and western mountains. Usually grows in the shelter of boulders or low shrubby plants.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Waterlogged, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Surface Sow Sow seed finely on the surface of the potting mix and cover with just enough mix to hold the seed on the surface when watered.

Seed Storage Life

Short

Seed Treatment Notes

For best results with daisies generally, surface sowing allows maximum light to trigger germination.

Cutting & Division Information

Requires constantly moist but extremely well drained growing medium, in a cool but not shady location.