Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Centella montana (Cham. & Schltdl.) Domin |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 162 (1908) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-1200m |
Description | tomentose, glabrescent, leaves ovate or elliptic, acute, entire or on apex sharply dentate, coriaceous, umbels capitate, sessile, many flowered, petals obtuse |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Hydrocotyle montana Cham. & Schltdl. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |