Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 163 (1908) |
Native Range | w. & sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 10-200m |
Description | lanate-tomentose, glabrescent, leaves petiolate, oblong-cuneate or oblanceolate, narrow, trilobate, lobes acute, coriaceous, scapes solitary, umbels short, 4-flowered |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Bolax tridentata (L.f.) Spreng. Centella hermaniifolia var. schlechteriana Domin Hydrocotyle tridentata L.f. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |