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ADROMISCHUS UMBRATICOLA C.A. Smith SUBSP. UMBRATICOLA
(saxicola C.A.Smith, kleinplakkie)
Section: 2 Boreali

See also subsp. ramosus.



DISTRIBUTION
Highveld, Gauteng.

CULTIVATION
Slower than other Section 2 species - the most challenging!


Adromischus umbraticola
A. umbraticola, Breedtsnek Pass, Magaliesberg in quartz grit.

CHARACTERS
Rounded, pale whitish-green leaves, occasionally spotted, from a tuberous base, with trichomes in the flower throat according to Tölken.

COMMENTS
Larger forms have leaves resembling sugar-almonds.This article
"White Adromischus" contains two more photos of this species.


Last Updated: Feb 2005
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