Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Gnidia strigillosa Meisn. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 14: 459 (1840) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets erect, slender, pubescent, leaves opposite, linear-oblong, acute, flowers few at apex of branchlets, calyx long hirsute, cylindrical, lobes oblong. acute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gnidia caffra Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |