Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Aloinopsis spathulata (Thunb.) L.Bolus |
Bibliography | Notes Mesembryanthemum 3: 256 (1954) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1800m |
Description | leaves flat, cuneate, grey, corolla sessile |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aloinopsis crassipes (Marloth) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum crassipes Marloth Mesembryanthemum spathulatum Thunb. Nananthus crassipes (Marloth) L.Bolus Nananthus spathulatus (Thunb.) G.D.Rowley Titanopsis crassipes (Marloth) N.E.BR. Titanopsis spathulata (Thunb.) Schwantes |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |