Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum quadrifolium L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 281 (1753) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 150-700m |
Description | glabrous, lower leaves in whorl, patent, elliptic or ovate-oblong, mucronate, the upper opposite, narrower, flowers in lax corymb, sepals ovate-lanceolate |
Size | 25-70cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Linopsis quadrifolia (L.) Rchb. Linum capense Houtt. Linum tetraphyllum Hebenstr. ex Steud. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |