| Family | VERBENACEAE |
| Genus species | Chascanum adenostachyum (Schauer) Moldenke |
| Bibliography | Torreya 34: 8 (1934) |
| Native Range | Zimbabwe to South Africa |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 300-1700m |
| Description | stems hirsute, leaves opposite, oblong or elliptic, shortly petiolate, obtuse, sharply dentate, glandular, spike elongate, flowers numerous, sessile, corolla lobes 1cm |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Bouchea adenostachya Schauer Bouchea longipetala H.Pearson Chascanum longipetalum (H.Pearson) Moldenke Plexipus adenostachyus (Schauer) R.Fern. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, TVL Northern Provinces) |