Scientific Name: Gaimardia fitzgeraldii Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: woolly pincushion

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Centrolepidaceae

Form Description: Perennial, much-branched herb with erect, slender stems and leaves with needle like tips and densely woolly bases, forming soft cushions 10-60cm in diameter.

Height (m): 0.04 – 0.1

Flowers: On flowering stems which are longer than the leaves.

Fruit: Capsule – seeds bright brown with a dark rounded base and pointed tip, 1mm long.

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyHuon ValleyKentishMeander ValleyWest Coast
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Wet sub-alpine swamps on the west coast and Mt. Field.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Requires alpine boggy conditions. Probably propagated from seed.

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Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information