Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia filiformis (Thunb.) DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 337 (1824) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | branchlets virgate, leaves erect, straight, rigid, subulate, tapered, acerose, adaxially canaliculate, flowers sessile, sepals lanceolate, acute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Heisteria filiformis (Thunb.) Kuntze Polygala filiformis Thunb. Polygala micrantha Andrews |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |