Family | DIAPENSIACEAE |
Genus species | Pyxidanthera brevifolia Wells |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 50-200m |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves ovate-lanceolate to obovate-lanceolate, 2-4mm, subsucculent, white hirsute, flowers solitary, calyx rose, corolla rotate, lobes 2-3mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A. (North Carolina , South Carolina) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | DIAPENSIACEAE
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