Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia pubescens DC. |
Synonyms | Muraltia rupestris Pappe ex Harv. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-1500m |
Description | adpressed softly hirsute, leaves crowded, fasciculate, clavate or linear-oblong, obtuse, mucronulate, thick, flowers sessile, sepals oblong, obtuse, ciliate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C 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 | POLYGALACEAE
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