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Shawia ledifolia, commonly known as rock daisy bush, is a species of flowering plant of the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Tasmania and found at higher elevations where it grows as a low, compact bush with tough, leathery leaves and small white and yellow daisy-like "flowers" in summer.
Shawia ledifolia is rarely cultivated because of its restrictive habitat requirements. However, surface sowing of freshly collected seed that has been allowed to dry has yielded some success, with germination occurring in 2 – 5 weeks. It prefers well-drained, moist, acidic soil in full sun and is frost and wind tolerant. It has proven resistant to the soil-borne disease Phytophthora cinnamomi, but it is intolerant to phosphorus.
Shawia ledifolia is endemic to the island state of Tasmania and has been recorded on King Island. It is a common species in alpine heath, bolster heath, deciduous heath, fjaeldmark, alpine sedgeland and coniferous heath at elevations above 1000m. Its common name, the rock daisy bush, refers to its preference for sheltered rocky slopes and scree fields amongst mountain plateaus.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Shawia ledifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
