| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Lachnaea uniflora (L.) Crantz |
| Synonyms | Passerina uniflora L. |
| Passerina ciliata Thunb. | |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-900m |
| Description | branchlets slender, glabrous, leaves opposite, acuminate, subacerose, carinate, glabrous, flowers solitary, calyx outside sericeous, lobes ovate-elliptic, acute, petals scaly |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | THYMELAEACEAE
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