Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Struthiola lineariloba Meisn. |
Synonyms | Struthiola erecta Curtis |
Struthiola juniperina Retz. | |
Struthiola stricta Donn | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-900m |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves opposite, patent, acerose, acute, 5mm, glabrous, flowers in upper half of stem, calyx glabrous, petals 8, oblong, surrounded by hairs |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late spring |
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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