Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Struthiola lineariloba Meisn. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 14: 468 (1841) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-900m |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves opposite, patent, acerose, acute, 5mm, glabrous, flowers in upper half of stem, calyx glabrous, petals 8, oblong, surrounded by hairs |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Belvala juniperina Kuntze Struthiola angustifolia Steud. ex Meisn. Struthiola erecta Curtis Struthiola juniperina Retz. Struthiola lineariloba var. glabra Meisn. Struthiola lineariloba var. pubescens Meisn. Struthiola lineariloba var. steudeliana Meisn. Struthiola stricta Donn |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |