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FamilyRUTACEAE
Genus speciesAgathosma capitata Sond. 
BibliographyFl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 434 (1860)
Native Rangew. Cape Prov. (Piketberg)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatalluvial gravel
Altitude600-900m
Descriptionbranchlets subglabrous, leaves imbricate, lanceolate-triquetrous, obtuse, sharply carinate, ciliate, glabrous, inflorescence capitate, calyx lobes lanceolate
Size15-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAgathosma capituliformis Dümmer
Hartogia capitata (Sond.) Kuntze
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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