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Acrotome hispida Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesAcrotome hispida Benth. 
Habitatsteppes
Altitude30-1800m
Descriptiondensely hirsute, leaves shortly petiolate, obovate or ovate, obtuse, entire, whorls 2-4, remote, 6-10-flowered, bracts linear, calyx campanulate
Size5-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Swaziland , Northern Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

LAMIACEAE

Acrotome hispida Benth., Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 436 (1948)

South Africa, Swaziland
27 NAT OFS SWZ TVL

30-1800m

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