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Aptosimum viscosum Benth.  
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FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus speciesAptosimum viscosum Benth. 
BibliographyEdwards‘s Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1882 (1836)
Native Rangenw. Cape Prov. to s. Namibia
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, rocky slopes
Descriptionleaves oblanceolate-spathulate, shortly sharply acuminate or mucronate, subsessile, shortly glandular pubescent, viscid, flowers axillary, solitary, 15-20mm long, calyx glandular
Size5-25cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia)
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