Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Lachnaea penicillata Meisn. |
Synonyms | Passerina bruniades Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn. |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-1300m |
Description | branchlets slender, in youth densely white sericeous, leaves deccusate, 2-4mm, lanceolate, triquetrous, acute, flowers terminal, solitary, sessile, lobes of calyx acute |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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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