| Family | APOCYNACEAE |
| Genus species | Asclepias cucullata (Schltr.) Schltr. trib. Asclepiadeae |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896) |
| Native Range | Mozambique to Zimbabwe and Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 1000-2400m |
| Description | leaves erect, narrow, 7-10mm long, with involute margins, shortly scabrous hirsute, abaxially with distinct midrib, flowers stellate, tetramerous, in erect inflorescence |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C |
| Synonyms | Asclepias cucullata ssp. scabrifolia (S.Moore) Goyder Asclepias scabrifolia S.Moore Gomphocarpus cucullatus Schltr. Trachycalymma cucullatum (Schltr.) Bullock |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique, ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |