| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Sarcocaulon spinosum (Burm.f.) Kuntze |
| Synonyms | Geranium spinosum Burm.f. |
| Monsonia burmannii DC. | |
| Sarcocaulon burmannii (DC.) Sweet | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-1200m |
| Description | succulent, branchlets more than 1cm in diameter, leaves narrowly or broadly obovate, 5-25mm, crenate, puberulent, spines stright or slightly curvate, petals 10-25mm long |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GERANIACEAE
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