Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia mixta (L.f.) DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 336 (1824) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1700m |
Description | branchlets virgate, hirsute, leaves fasciculate, dense, subulate, elongate-mucronate, glabrous, minutely ciliate, flowers sessile, minute, sepals oblong, acute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Heisteria mixta (L.f.) Kuntze Muraltia abietina var. eciliata Chodat Polygala mixta L.f. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |