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Craterocapsa montana (A.DC.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt  
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FamilyCAMPANULACEAE
Genus speciesCraterocapsa montana (A.DC.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 323 (1973)
Native RangeCape Prov. to Lesotho and Free State
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatthickets and steppes
Altitude1200-1900m
Descriptionleaves crowded, opposite, obovate or oblong-lanceolate, acute, remotely denticulate, at base ciliate, flowers solitary, terminal, calyx glabrous, corolla infundibuliform
Size3-5cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
basal cuttings in spring
SynonymsCampanopsis montana (A.DC.) Kuntze
Wahlenbergia basutica E. Phillips
Wahlenbergia montana A.DC.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State)
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