| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Hermannia abrotanoides Schrad. |
| Bibliography | Hort. Gotting. 1: 17 (1809) |
| Native Range | n. Cape Prov. to Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 900-2700m |
| Description | tomentose, leaves petiolate, bipinnatifid, segments linear, obtuse, stipules subulate, peduncles axillary, 2-flowered, shorter than leaves, calyx spherical, ventricose |
| Size | 8-30cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Hermannia bipinnata (DC.) Glover Hermannia electilis Burtt Davy Hermannia halicababa DC. Hermannia meyeriana Glover Hermannia multifida DC. Mahernia bipinnata DC. Mahernia multifida (DC.) E.Mey. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |