Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia aspalatha DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 336 (1824) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 15-200m |
Description | densely ramose, branchlets pilose, leaves dense, fasciculate, 4-angular, the basal linear-subulate, the upper acuminate, ciliate, hirsute, flowers sessile |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Heisteria phylicoides (Thunb.) Kuntze Muraltia phylicoides (Thunb.) DC. Polygala phylicoides Thunb. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |