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Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L.Bolus  
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FamilyAIZOACEAE
Genus speciesDisphyma crassifolium (L.) L.Bolus 
SynonymsMesembryanthemum crassifolium L.
Habitatsands
Altitude5-50m
Descriptionstems cylindrical, trailing, leaves obtuse, triquetrous, minutely mucronate, epunctate, green, at base terete, fasciculate, flowers solitary, pedicellate
Size2-4cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesucculent cushion
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces )
Australasia
     Australia
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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AIZOACEAE

Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L.Bolus, Fl. Pl. South Africa 7: t. 276 (1927)

Basionym:
Mesembryanthemum crassifolium L., Sp. Pl. 1: 484 (1753)
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crassifolium typicum ined.

Cape Prov.
27 CPP

5-50m

crassifolium clavellatum (Haw.) Chinnock, Fl. S. Austral. 1: 194 (1986)

Basionym:
Mesembryanthemum clavellatum Haw., Misc. Nat. 79 (1803)

Synonyms:
Disphyma clavellatum (Haw.) Chinnock
Ruischia clavellata (Haw.) H.Jacobsen

Disphyma blackii Chinnock

Australia
50 NSW QLD SOA TAS VIC WAU

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