Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyphia linarioides C.Presl |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [C.F.Ecklon & K.L.P.Zeyher]: 391 (1837) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 30-800m |
Description | glabrous, stems on base ramose, leaves sessile, linear, narrow, remotely denticulate, flowers in flexuous, secund raceme, calyx lobes acute, erect, corolla 8-10mm |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Cyphia campestris Eckl. & Zeyh. ex. C.Presl Cyphia campestris var. nudiuscula E.Wimm. Cyphia tenuifolia A.DC. Cyphia undulata var. linarioides (C.Presl) E.Wimm. Cyphia volubilis var. racemosa Griess. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |