Mitrasacme pilosa var. pilosa
Hairy Mitrewort
Prostrate to semi-erect perennial herb with weak, coarse densely hairy stems.
Additional information
- FamilyLoganiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size5-10 cm x 10-50 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesNarrowly oblong to elliptic leaves 3-10 mm x 1.5-5.5 mm, hairy or hairless, tip pointed, margins curved under.
- Flower colourWhite
- Flowering timeNovember to May
- FlowersSmall single terminal or axillary bell-shaped flowers on hairy stalks to 10 mm long. Petals hairy inside, calyx hairy.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWet, peaty soils in montane wet forests. Full sun to semi shade. Limited distribution within the Shire. Collected from Mt. Dandenong in 1903.
- Garden useGrow in containers, ferneries and rockeries.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites.
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Photographer/s: 1 Murray Fagg © Australian National Botanic Gardens, 2 Richard Hartland ©; 3 Nimal G. Karunajeewa, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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