Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia ciliaris DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 336 (1824) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 10-800m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves dense, subfasciculate, patent, lanceolate, acuminate, adaxially flat, abaxially carinate, acerose, flowers minute, sessile, sepals elliptic, obtuse |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Heisteria anthospermifolia Kuntze Heisteria ciliaris (DC.) Kuntze Muraltia anthospermifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. Muraltia fasciculata Eckl. & Zeyh. Muraltia setosa Chodat |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |