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Stoebe montana is a rare subshrub from the fynbos of the South-Western Cape, South Africa, known from only a few mountain sites. It is seldom grown, so care advice here is general guidance for similar Stoebe species in cultivation.
Stoebe montana is a shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. The plant occurs on Gydoberg and the Matroosberg and there are three subpopulations. The plant has a range of 60 km² and is considered rare.
Stoebe aethiopica · Stoebe alopecuroides · Common Snakebush · Wingleaf Snakebush · Cone Snakebush · Stoebe gomphrenoides · Stoebe leucocephala · Hedgehog Snakebush · Grey Snakebush · Spiky Snakebush · Stoebe phyllostachya · Creeping Snakebush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stoebe montana 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.
