Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Xysmalobium parviflorum Harv. ex Scott Elliott |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 28: 363 (1890) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2100m |
Description | stems sparsely scabrously hirsute, leaves ovate, acute or acuminate, shortly petiolate, sparsely hirsute, margins revolute, inflorescence 8-10-flowered, petals ovate, obtuse |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Asclepias pachyglossa (Schltr.) Schltr. Asclepias sulphurea Schltr. Gomphocarpus pachyglossus Schltr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |