| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Nenax hirta (Cruse) Salter |
| Synonyms | Ambraria hirta Cruse |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 20-300m |
| Description | branchlets hirsute, very ramose, leaves of 3 in whorls, linear, acute, triquetrous, ciliate, flowers of 3-6 in whorls, corolla infundibuliform, corolla lobes ovate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°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 | RUBIACEAE
hirta caliciphila Puff, Fl. S. Afr. [L.E.W. Codd & al., eds.] 31(1:2): 44 (1986)
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