Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Agathosma pilifera Schltdl. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 6: 206 (1830) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves patent, elliptic, acute, long hairlike mucronate, glandular-crenate, glabrous, flowers in umbel, calyx sericeous, petals obovate-oblong |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Diosma pilifera Steud. Hartogia pilifera (Schltdl.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |