Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Knowltonia caffra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Christenh. & Byng |
Synonyms | Pulsatilla caffra Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Anemone alchemillifolia E.Mey. ex Pritz. | |
Anemone caffra (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. | |
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 | tuft, fl. stem erect |
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 |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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