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Alepidea thodei Dümmer  
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FamilyAPIACEAE
Genus speciesAlepidea thodei Dümmer 
BibliographyTrans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 3: 20 (1913)
Native Rangee. Cape Prov. to Lesotho
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1400-3300m
Descriptionbasal leaves long petiolate, oblong-ovate, sinuate-dentate, at margins aristate, umbels large, showy, 30mm in diam., bracts 10-15, unequal, white, in the middle blue-black
Size15-60cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
rosette cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal)
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