Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Macrostylis squarrosa Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. |
Bibliography | Beitr. Bot. 1: 198 (1824) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-900m |
Description | branchlets short, puberulent, leaves sessile, patent, 4-rowed, ovate, obtuse, adaxially flat, glabrescent, flowers in head, calyx glabrous, lobes obtuse, petals barbate |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white, reddish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Diosma obtusa G.Mey. ex Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. Macrostylis obtusa Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |