Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Jamesbrittenia crassicaulis (Benth.) Hilliard |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 49: 228 (1992) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2400m |
Description | leaves fasciculate, oval, oblong or ovate, obtuse, pinnatisect, shortly petiolate, white glandular, segments linear, entire, flowers 8-15mm long in raceme |
Size | 6-30cm |
Color | bright yellow, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chaenostoma crassicaule (Benth.) Thell. Lyperia crassicaulis Benth. Sutera crassicaulis (Benth.) Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |