| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Aptosimum lineare Marloth & Engl. |
| Synonyms | Aptosimum nelsii Emil Weber |
| Aptosimum randii S.Moore | |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 150-1800m |
| Description | branchlets densely leafy, leaves narrowly oblanceolate or linear, apiculate, sessile, 4-9cm, sparsely glandular-hirsute, flowers sessile, 2-3cm, calyx lobes hirsute |
| Size | 2-40cm |
| Color | deep blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa (Zaire ) South Tropical Africa (Angola , Mozambique , Zimbabwe ) Southern Africa (Botswana , Cape Provinces , Namibia , Northern Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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