Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Mesembryanthemum canaliculatum Haw. |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum salmoneum Haw. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 40-370m |
Description | branchlets procumbent, thin, leaves linear-attenuate, abaxially convex, adaxially canaliculate, green, papulose, flowers solitary, petals uniseriate |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | fleshy red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | AIZOACEAE
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