Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Agathosma hookeri Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 406 (1860) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. (Caledon) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves imbricate, linear, with straight sharp tip, margins revolute, hirsute, flowers short pedicellate in head, bracts of involucre elliptic, acute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hartogia hookeri (Sond.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |