Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia brachyceras Schltr. |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahhrb. Syst. 27: 165 (1899) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-1500m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, dense leafy, leaves fasciculate, subterete, obtuse, glabrous, adaxially flattened, 3-5mm, flowers solitary, sessile, axillary, 4-5mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |