Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Anisodontea dissecta (Harv.) D.M.Bates |
Bibliography | Gentes Herbarum 10: 338 (1969) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | subglabrous, leaves petiolate, triangular, tripartite, middle segment bipinnatisect, the lateral pinnatifid, ultimate segments linear, carnose, acute, flowers solitary |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pinkish red |
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 | Malva asperrima Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Harv. Malvastrum dissectum Harv. Malveopsis dissecta (Harv.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |