Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Blepharis serrulata (Nees) Picalho & Hiern |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2(1): 24 (1881) |
Native Range | Botswana to Northern Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 800-1400m |
Description | pubescent, leaves oblong, obtuse, sparsely dentate, serrate-spinose, spikes axillary, shortly cylindrical, bracts obovate, spinose-ciliate, calyx hirsute, corolla 3cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | 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 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acanthodium serrulatum Nees |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, TVL Northern Provinces) |