Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Gnidia burmannii Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 14: 583 (1857) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 700-2200m |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves opposite, lanceolate, acute, flat, adpressed sericeous hirsute, flowers terminal, of two, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute, petals 4, minute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnidiopsis burmannii (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn.) Tiegh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |