Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Ruschia semidentata (Haw.) Schwantes |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum semidentatum Haw. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 550-900m |
Description | branchlets few, erect, leaves remote, vaginate, erect, triquetrous, compressed, whitish, punctate, obtuse, 2-4-dentate, flowers terminal, solitary, petals very narrow |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | rose |
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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