Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia polyphylla (DC.) Levyns |
Synonyms | Polygala polyphylla DC. |
Muraltia petraea Chodat | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1700m |
Description | leaves linear, acute, mucronate, shortly hirsute, 8-9mm, flowers conspicuosly pedicellate, sepals broadly ovate, obtuse, glabrous, corolla 5-8mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
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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