Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Drosanthemum attenuatum (Haw.) Schwantes |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum attenuatum Haw. |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 300-600m |
Description | branchlets setose, leaves crowded, linear-cylindrical, obtuse, papulose-shiny, flowers solitary, calyx lobes subequal, petals red striate |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
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 |
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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