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Knowltonia tenuifolia (L.f.) Mosyakin  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesKnowltonia tenuifolia (L.f.) Mosyakin 
BibliographyUkrayins‘k. Bot. Zhurn. 75: 232 (2018)
Native Rangesw. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude150-1850m
Descriptionstems densely leafy, leaves bi- or tripinnate, segments petiolate, cuneate, trilobate or tripartite, petiole lanate, flowers 1-2, floral scapes below lanate, sepals sericeous
Size20-60cm
Colorpink, pale violet
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 10-13°C
division after flowering and in fall
SynonymsAnemone arborea Loisel.
Anemone capensis (L.) Lam.
Anemone capensis var. tenuifolia (L.f.) Harv.
Anemone tenuifolia (L.f.) DC.
Atragene capensis L.
Atragene tenuifolia L.f.
Atragene tenuis Thunb.
Clematis capensis (L.) Poir.
Clematis tenuifolia (L.f.) Poir.
Knowltonia pulsatilloides Christenh. & Byng.
Pulsatilla africana Spreng.
Pulsatilla capensis (L.) Steud.
Pulsatilla tenuifolia (L.f.) Spreng.
Pulsatilloides capensis (L.) Starod.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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