Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Tetragonia verrucosa Fenzl ex Harv. & Sond. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 30-900m |
Description | branchlets thick, rigid, lower leaves ovate-oblong, the other oblong, lanceolate or linear, obtuse, winged petiolate, flowers axillary, sessile, solitary, small |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
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, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | AIZOACEAE
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