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FamilyRUTACEAE
Genus speciesAgathosma spinosa Sond. 
BibliographyFl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 417 (1860)
Native Rangew. Cape Prov. (Uniondale)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionbranchlets pubescent, leaves 4-rowed, patent, cordate-ovate, spinose-mucronate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially glandular, scabrous, flowers in umbel, calyx lobes mucronate
Size15-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHartogia spinosa (Sond.) Kuntze
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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