Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia stellulata (Harv.) K.Schum. |
Synonyms | Mahernia stellulata Harv. |
Hermannia adenotricha K.Schum. | |
Hermannia exilis Burtt Davy | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | branchlets filiform, viscid-pubescent, leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, dentate, hirsute, stipules broadly ovate, entire, calyx lobes subulate, petals obovate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | reddish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Botswana , Cape Provinces , Namibia , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
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