| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Hermannia cernua Thunb. |
| Bibliography | Hermannia: 11 (1794) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-2800m |
| Description | shortly white hirsute, leaves long petiolate, elliptic to orbiculate, incised-crenate, stipules ovate, amplexicaule, peduncles 2-flowered, calyx campanulate, lobes subulate |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| 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, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Hermannia harveyi K.Schum. Hermannia nana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Hochr. Mahernia linnaeoides Harv. Mahernia nana Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |