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Psammotropha alternifolia Killick  
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FamilyMOLLUGINACEAE
Genus speciesPsammotropha alternifolia Killick 
BibliographyBothalia 6: 445 (1954)
Native RangeLesotho to KwaZulu-Natal
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude3000-3300m
Descriptionleaves scattered on stem and crowded at apex, elliptic-oblong, 2-4mm, margins white, shortly mucronate, flowers in umbel, supported by bracts, sepals oblong
Size2-7cm
Coloryellow-white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal)
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