Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Hermas capitata L.f. |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 435 (1782) |
Native Range | sw. & s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-1800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate-cordate, crenate-dentate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially white tomentose, floral stems leafless, umbels subcapitate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Bupleurum capitatum (L.f.) Thunb. Hermas capitata var. minima (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond. Hermas minima Eckl. & Zeyh. Perfoliata capitata (L.f.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |