| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Hermannia desertorum Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 30-1400m |
| Description | young branchlets thinly tomentose, leaves shortly petiolate, cuneate, at apex coarsely dentate, white tomentose, stipules subulate, flowers in raceme, calyx minutely pubescent |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | MALVACEAE
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