Scientific Name: Argyrotegium mackayi
Common Name: white cottonleaf
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: A perennial mat-forming herb with much-branched rhizomes, leaves hairy; stems 3-10cm long.
Flowers: Flower heads large for size of plant; in irregular terminal, leafy clusters of 4-7.
Fruit: Achene
Municipality
Plant Communities
Habitat Notes
Occasional in grassy vegetation in the eastern mountains and in swampy places on mountains of the Central Plateau.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Propagation Calendar
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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 Information
Seed Collection
When seed is mature achenes loosen in centre of the seed head which develops a fluffy appearance. Collect seed heads in paper bags and allow to dry. Separate by rubbing on wire screens or by hand. Sieve to clean.
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
Surface sow or lightly cover.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be grown from cuttings.