Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia crassifolia Harv. |
Synonyms | Polygala polyphylla Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves alternate, thick and rigid, oblong-lanceolate, mucronate, flat, flowers pedicellate, sepals elliptic-oblong, obtuse, petals linear-spathulate, obtuse |
Size | 8-16cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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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