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Stachys obtusifolia MacOwan  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesStachys obtusifolia MacOwan 
BibliographyBull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 13 (1893)
Native Rangee. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-2200m
Descriptionleaves subsessile, elliptic, broadly rounded, at base subcordate, softly lanate, whorls 3-6-flowered, remote, in spike, calyx campanulate, flowers 6-8mm long
Size20-30cm
Colorbrownish yellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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