Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala asbestina Burch. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 90-2600m |
Description | pubescent, leaves flat, petiolate, thick, the lower obovate or orbiculate, the upper oblong, tapered to base, mucronate, racemes lateral, 2-3-flowered, bracts deciduous |
Size | 7-30cm |
Color | greenish |
Bloom | late spring |
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 , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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