Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Gnidia parvula Wolley-Dod |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 39: 401 (1901) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1200m |
Description | branchlets virgate, glabrous, leaves alternate, sessile, erect, narrowly lanceolate, acute, glabrous, uninerved, flowers 6-8 in terminal cluster, calyx sparsely hirsute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |