Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Disphyma australe (Sol. ex G.Forst.) N.E.Br. |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum australe Sol. ex G.Forst. |
Mesembryanthemum demissum Willd. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-20m |
Description | leaves opposite, at base connate, 2-4cm, linear to narrowly spathulate, succulent, triangular, flowers 2-3cm in diam., pedicels thick, 1-4cm long, calyx bowl-shaped, thick |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | AIZOACEAE
australe stricticaule Chinnock, New Zealand J. Bot. 14: 77 (1976)
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