Muraltia karroica Levyns

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Muraltia

Characteristics

Suberect, much-branched shrub to 60 cm, puberulous on young parts. Leaves subsessile, fascicled, mostly ovate to spathulate, puberulous to scabrid, obtuse, shortly apiculate. Flowers sessile, axillary, pink. Capsules scabrid, minutely horned.
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Muraltia karroica world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:690832-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100503
COL ID 6S2ZQ
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Synonyms

Muraltia karroica