Scientific Name: Gentianella diemensis subsp. diemensis Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region
Common Name: tasmanian snowgentian
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Gentianaceae
Form Description: Small herb with a rosette of oval to lance-shaped leaves with wide stalks. Stems are often purple-green to nearly black.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.3
Flowers: Small. The flowers are white, 5-petalled and cup-shaped, with thin blue or purple lines on the inside of the petals, and borne on stems arising from the centre of the foliage.
Fruit: Capsule
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Habitat Notes
Found widely in Tasmanian alpine to sub-alpine areas, including grasslands, and also on hills at lower altitudes.
General Notes
Not often cultivated, but would be suitable for growing in containers, particularly in moist but well-drained soils, with high organic matter.
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seeds are difficult to obtain.
Seed Treatment Method
Cold Some species require exposure to cold before they germinate. These species are best sown in early winter and left to germinate in a shade house.
Seed Treatment Notes
Cold storage is recommended for best results, although temperature and duration required is unknown.