Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus scaber (L.) N.E.Br. |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum scabrum L. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 180-300m |
Description | branchlets erect, leaves linear-attenuate, patent, triquetrous, obtuse, green, scabrously shiny verrucose, flowers pedicellate, petals at apex crenate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | AIZOACEAE
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