| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Chaenostoma aethiopicum (L.) Benth. |
| Bibliography | Companion Bot. Mag. 1: 375 (1836) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 50-1200m |
| Description | leaves opposite or fasciculate, obovate to lanceolate, obtuse, at base cuneate, sessile, coarsely dentate, glabrous, flowers in short, lax raceme, calyx viscid |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Buchnera aethiopica L. Chaenostoma fastigiatum Benth. Manulea aethiopica (L.) Thunb. Polycarena aethiopica (L.) Druce Sutera aethiopica (L.) Kuntze Sutera cephalotes Hiern Sutera cephalotes var. glabrata Hiern Sutera fastigiata (Benth.) Druce |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |