Scientific Name:
Leptinella squalida
Pronunciation:
lep-tin-EL-luh SKWA-lee-duh
Common Name:
brass buttons
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Mat-forming ground cover spreading by rhizomes; leaves alternate, elliptic, 1-3(-5)cm long x 0.5-1.5cm wide, finely divided, feathery or fern-like to some, hairy leaves/stems, bronze fall colour; flower heads 3-5mm wide and appear like yellow-green buttons to some, May-Jun.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
< 0.1m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Australia / New Zealand (New Zealand)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Rock garden, Small garden/space
Additional Info:
Google Cultivars shown or on campus may include
L. 'Platt's Black'.
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Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Bipinnate
Colour in Summer:
Green, Nearly Black, L. 'Platt's Black' has bronzy black leaves
Colour in Fall:
Bronze
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Lacerate, Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum)
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - above ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Platt's Black