Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Asclepias navicularis (E.Mey.) Schltr. trib. Asclepiadeae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 8 (1896) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 20-900m |
Description | leaves ascendent, 4-7cm, linear, acute, shortly petiolate, glabrous, umbels terminal, solitary, 4-6-flowered, sepals sharply acute, corolla lobes 8-10mm, oblong-lanceolate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C |
Synonyms | Lagarinthus navicularis E.Mey. Gomphocarpus navicularis (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |