| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Anthospermum galioides Rchb. ex Spreng. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 338 (1827) |
| Native Range | s. & sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 30-1400m |
| Description | leaves deccusate, patent, linear to lanceolate, rigid, thick, glabrous, flowers subsessile, in clusters of 2-6, corolla 4-merous, tube cylindrical, corolla lobes 1-2mm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow, reddish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anthospermum aethiopicum var. papillatum (Sond.) Kuntze Anthospermum ciliare var. angustifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. Anthospermum ciliare var. glabrifolium Sond. Anthospermum ciliare var. latifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. Anthospermum ciliare var. papillatum Sond. Anthospermum ciliare var. scabrum Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |