Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Knowltonia caffra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Christenh. & Byng |
Bibliography | Global Fl. 4: 75 (2018) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 450-2100m |
Description | leaves basal, 5-7-lobate, shortly hirsute, dentate, petiole vaginate, flowers solitary, 5cm across, sepals abaxially hirsute, floral stem lanate with 2-3 bracts |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 10-13°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Anemone alchemilliifolia E.Mey. ex Pritz. Anemone alchemiliifolia var. cafra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Huth Anemone alchemiliifolia var. grandiflora Huth Anemone alchemiliifolia var. schlechteriana Huth Anemone caffra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. Anemone caffra var. pondoensis Ulbr. Pulsatilla caffra Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |