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Chaenostoma glabratum Benth.  
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FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus speciesChaenostoma glabratum Benth. 
BibliographyCompan. Bot. Mag. 1: 375 (1836)
Native Rangesw. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-900m
Descriptionleaves opposite, linear, obtuse, subentire, revolute at margins, minutely glandular, flowers numerous in raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, obtuse, corolla infundibuliform
Size15-45cm
Colorblue, purple, lilac
Bloomlate spring, summer
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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
SynonymsSutera glabrata (Benth.) Kuntze
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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