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Muraltia lancifolia Harv.  
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FamilyPOLYGALACEAE
Genus speciesMuraltia lancifolia Harv. 
BibliographyFl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 108 (1860)
Native Rangee. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatstony grassland
Altitude50-1500m
Descriptionbranchlets numerous, thin, minutely pubescent, leaves fasciculate, lanceolate, acuminate, acerose, thin and flat, margins scabrous, glabrous, flowers subsessile
Size10-30cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHeisteria lancifolia Kuntze
Heisteria pilosa Kuntze
Muraltia pilosa DC.
Muraltia tenuifolia Meisn.
Polygala pilosa Poir.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal)
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