Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Heliophila alpina Marais |
Bibliography | Bothalia 9: 100 (1966) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-3400m |
Description | stems simple, procumbent, finely hirsute, glabrescent, leaves 5-10mm, pinnatilobate, segments 5-7, flowers 1-5, terminal, petals outside purple, siliques 10-15mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho) |