Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Asclepias stellifera Schltr. trib. Asclepiadeae |
Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 9 (1896) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho and Swaziland |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2100m |
Description | stems scabrously pubescent, leaves subsessile, 4-8cm, linear, acute, margins revolute, umbels 1-4, lateral, producing raceme, corolla lobes revolute, 5-6mm, ovate |
Size | 12-30cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C |
Synonyms | Asclepias simplex (Schltr.) Schltr. Gomphocarpus revolutus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. Gomphocarpus simplex Schltr. Lagarinthus revolutus E.Mey. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |