| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Muraltia rubeacea Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 26 (1835) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 60-600m |
| Description | densely branched, hirsute, leaves fasciculate, crowded, rigid, linear, unciform, adaxially concave, mucronate, scabrous, ciliate, flowers sessile, sepals acute |
| Size | 20-90cm |
| 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. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Heisteria metalasiifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Muraltia metalasiifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |