Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus falciformis (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 212 (1930) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-1000m |
Description | branchlets procumbent, leaves crowded, triquetrous, ensiform, with distinct, large, numerous dots, flowers solitary, large, pedicellate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | rose |
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 |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum falciforme Haw. Oscularia falciformis (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |