| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Aptosimum tragacanthoides E.Mey. ex Benth |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-600m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves linear-spathulate, shortly acuminate or mucronate, sessile, abaxially with distinct midrib, flowers solitary, 2-3cm long, calyx lobes lobes acuminate |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose 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, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| 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 | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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