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Craterostigma wilmsii Engl.  
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FamilyLINDERNIACEAE
Genus speciesCraterostigma wilmsii Engl. 
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 122 (1898)
Native RangeFree State to Transvaal
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Altitude1200-2500m
Descriptionbasal leaves crowded, obovate or spathulate, rounded, to base tapered, thick, carnose, abaxially pilose, entire, broadly petiolate, flowers 3-15 in raceme
Size7-35cm
Colorpinkish white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces)
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