Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L.Bolus |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum crassifolium L. |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 5-50m |
Description | stems cylindrical, trailing, leaves obtuse, triquetrous, minutely mucronate, epunctate, green, at base terete, fasciculate, flowers solitary, pedicellate |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent cushion |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces ) Australasia Australia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | AIZOACEAE
crassifolium clavellatum (Haw.) Chinnock, Fl. S. Austral. 1: 194 (1986)
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