Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia polyphylla (DC.) Levyns |
Bibliography | J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 2: 45 (1954) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1700m |
Description | leaves linear, acute, mucronate, shortly hirsute, 8-9mm, flowers conspicuosly pedicellate, sepals broadly ovate, obtuse, glabrous, corolla 5-8mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Muraltia petraea Chodat Polygala polyphylla DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |