Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Alepidea pusilla Weim. |
Bibliography | Bot. Not. 1949: 260 (1949) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 2100-3300m |
Description | basal leaves thick, long petiolate, blade 1-2cm, ovate, obscurely dentate, usually without awns, umbels 10-15mm, involucral bracts ovate, rounded, reticulate veined |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |