Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia brachypetala Wolley-Dod |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 39: 397 (1901) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-400m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves fasciculate, linear, carinate, patent, flowers axillary, sessile, solitary, sepals lanceolate, acute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |