Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Stoebe prostrata L. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Mant. Pl. 2: 291 (1771) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1000-1500m |
Description | branchlets arachnose, leaves linear-oblong, mucronulate, flat, adaxially white lanate, abaxially glabrous, patent, capitula in hemipherical cluster, supported by few leaves |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Seriphium prostratum (L.) Lam. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |