Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia exilis Schltr. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 35: 218 (1897) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | erect, glabrous, branchlets filiform, remotely leafy, leaves erect, linear-filiform, acute, 1-2cm, flowers sessile in axils of upper leaves, solitary, corolla ca. 5mm |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Muraltia filiformis var. caledonensis Levyns |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |