| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Lachnaea eriocephala L. |
| Synonyms | Lachnaea purpurea Andrews |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 100-500m |
| Description | leaves 4-rowed, imbricate, linear-triquetrous, glabrous, flowers in terminal single heads, bracts of involucre broadly ovate, acute, hirsute, calyx densely hirsute |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | white, purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible 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 | THYMELAEACEAE
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