Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L.Bolus |
Bibliography | Fl. Pl. South Africa 6: t. 276 (1927) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
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 subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum crassifolium L. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |