| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Hermannia linnaeoides (Burch. ex DC.) K.Schum. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10(1-2): 42 (1888) |
| Native Range | Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 500-1400m |
| Description | glabrous or pubescent, leaves shortly petiolate, broadly elliptic or orbiculate, obtuse, crenate-dentate, stipules acuminate, flowers solitary, minute, calyx densely glandular |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Hermannia gracilis (Harv.) Engl. Hermannia rotundata E.Mey. Mahernia gracilis Harv. Mahernia linnaeoides Burch. ex DC. Mahernia rotundata (E.Mey.) E.Mey. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |