Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Gnidia aberrans C.H.Wright |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. (W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.) 5(2): 584 (1925) |
Native Range | Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3300m |
Description | leaves to 6mm, densely velutinous-hirsute, flowers axillary, calyx tube 8-10mm long, lobes 4, oblong, acute, petals 4, long, narrow, anthers 4 |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Basutica aberrans (C.H.Wright) E.Phillips |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |