Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia pubescens DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 336 (1824) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-1500m |
Description | adpressed softly hirsute, leaves crowded, fasciculate, clavate or linear-oblong, obtuse, mucronulate, thick, flowers sessile, sepals oblong, obtuse, ciliate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | late spring |
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 |
Synonyms | Heisteria pubescens Kuntze Muraltia rupestris Pappe ex Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |