Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Centella villosa L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 1393 (1763) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-1500m |
Description | lanate, stems ramose, leaves ovate or elliptic, acute, on apex with short spine, entire, umbels 3-flowered, petals minute, lanate, involucral bracts 4, ovate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Hydrocotyle mollissima E.Mey. ex Sond. Hydrocotyle uncinata Turcz. Hydrocotyle villosa (L.) L.f. Mercurialis afra L. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |