Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Stoebe nervigera (DC.) Sch.-Bip. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Jahresber. Pollichia 18-19: 179 (1861) |
Native Range | w. & sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-900m |
Description | leaves imbricate, erect, rigid, linear-subulate, pungent mucronate, glabrous, margins thickened, capitula in terminal cluster, phyllaries shiny, acuminate |
Size | 10-30cm |
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 month, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Seriphium nervigerum DC. Seriphium nervigerum var. squarrosum DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |