| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Peliostomum virgatum E.Mey. ex Benth. |
| Synonyms | Aptosimum virgatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) E.Phillips |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 90-1000m |
| Description | branchlets rigid, virgate, viscid-pubescent, leaves alternate, oval, obtuse, subsessile, carnose, viscid, calyx lobes obtuse, corolla sparsely pubescent or subglabrous |
| Size | 6-90cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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, 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 | SCROPHULARIACEAE
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