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Muraltia orbicularis
Muraltia orbicularis is a small South African subshrub in the milkwort family, endemic to the Cape Peninsula, and rarely grown outside its native range. It is a fynbos plant that needs bright sun, excellent drainage and dry summers.
Muraltia orbicularis is a species of flowering plant from the family Polygalaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Peninsula in South Africa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Muraltia orbicularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
