| Family | MOLLUGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Psammotropha marginata (Thunb.) Druce |
| Synonyms | Pharnaceum marginatum Thunb. |
| Psammotropha parvifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 50-100m |
| Description | stems filiform, very ramose, leaves minute, verticillate oval to elliptic, sometimes minutely mucronate, margins thickened, flowers sessile, crowded at nodes, minute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C 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 | MOLLUGINACEAE
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