Family | RHAMNACEAE |
Genus species | Phylica parviflora P.J.Bergius |
Bibliography | Descr. Pl. Cap.: 48 (1767) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 5-1500m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves minute, shortly petiolate, lanceolate, subulate, acute, scabrous, abaxially pubescent, floral heads minute, terminal, solitary, producing panicle |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months, cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Phylica acerosa Sieber ex C.Presl Phylica australis Link Tylanthus parviflorus (P.J.Bergius) C.Presl |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |