Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia aspalatha DC. |
Synonyms | Muraltia phylicoides (Thunb.) DC. |
Polygala phylicoides Thunb. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 15-200m |
Description | densely ramose, branchlets pilose, leaves dense, fasciculate, 4-angular, the basal linear-subulate, the upper acuminate, ciliate, hirsute, flowers sessile |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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, 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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