Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia spinosa (Burch.) E.Mey. |
Synonyms | Mahernia spinosa Burch. |
Hermannia asbestina Schltr. | |
Hermannia aspericaulis Dinter & Engl. | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 90-1300m |
Description | very ramose, branchlets glabrous, leaves minute, petiolate, cuneate, coarsely 3-5-dentate, minutely pubescent, peduncles 1-flowered, basal part harden in sharp patent spine |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
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 late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia , Free State) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
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