Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Agathosma cephalotes E.Mey ex Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 406 (1860) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves imbricate, ovate, acute, convex, pubescent, ciliate, flowers subsessile in head, bracts of involucre polychrome, obovate-cuneate, apiculate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Agathosma globuliflora C.Presl Hartogia cephalotes (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |