Scientific Name: Cotula alpina
Common Name: alpine buttons
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Asteraceae
Form Description: Dwarf, stout, creeping perennial herb with fleshy roots and numerous rosettes.
Flowers: Yellow, single at ends of short stalks which elongate when in fruit.
Fruit: Achene
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Habitat Notes
Local in alpine and sub-alpine grasslands, heaths, herbfields and sedgelands and also in wet grassland at lower altitudes.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist, Shady, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Clay, Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
A useful matting plant, tolerates a wide variety of moist soil types and shade to full sun.
Propagation Calendar
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
When seed is mature achenes loosen in centre of the seed head which develops a fluffy appearance. Collect entire seed heads in paper bags and allow to dry.
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
Seed should be sown fresh and is very quick to germinate. Surface sow or lightly cover.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
May be propagated from cuttings.