| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Sarcocaulon patersonii (DC.) G.Don |
| Synonyms | Monsonia patersonii DC. |
| Sarcocaulon rigidum Schinz | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 30-1400m |
| Description | succulent, branchlets more than 1cm in diameter, leaves narrowly to broadly obovate, 5-25mm, glabrous, spines thick, straight, petals 15-30mm long |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GERANIACEAE
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