Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Aspalathus stenophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Crotalarieae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. 2: 197 (1836) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | branchlets strigose, leaves linear, mucronulate, acute, curvate, canaliculate, rigid, glabrescent, flowers 3-4 in heads, calyx hirsute, lobes subulate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Achyronia stenophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Aspalathus canaliculatus E.Mey. Aspalathus stenophylla ssp. colorata R.Dahlgren Paraspalathus stenophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |