Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Centella flexuosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Drude |
Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl] 3(8): 119 (1897) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 120-1600m |
Description | greyish or yellowish softly lanate, stems ramose, leaves cordate or orbiculate-reniform, coarsely dentate, peduncles approximate, umbels 3-flowered, involucral bracts subulate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Hydrocotyle flexuosa Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |