| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Chironia linoides L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 189 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. & sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | stems leafy, leaves narrowly linear or subulate, 2-4cm long, flowers 1-3, terminal, pedicellate, corolla lobes oblong or ovate, obtuse or acute, 8-12mm long |
| Size | 7-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chironia amoena Salisb. Chironia ecklonii Schoch Chironia ixifera W.Bull Chironia linoides var. longifolia Griseb. Chironia lychnoides P.J.Bergius Chironia uniflora Eckl. ex Griseb. Chironia vulgaris Cham. Chironia vulgaris var. linoides (L.) Cham. Chironia zeyheri Prain Onfera coccinea Raf. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |