Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia macrocarpa Lehm. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Synonyms | Muraltia hamata E.Mey. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 600-2400m |
Description | branchlets scabrous, leaves fasciculate, rigid, linear, very unciform, acute-mucronate, on margins scabrous, glabrous, flowers sessile, sepals broadly elliptic, ciliate |
Size | 40-90cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°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 | POLYGALACEAE
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