Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Glottiphyllum difforme (L.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 22 (1922) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 400-1300m |
Description | subcaulescent, leaves subcylindrical, thick, with two large, subopposite, carnose teeth in the midst, flowers large, petals uniserriate, obtuse, denticulate |
Size | 1-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Glottiphyllum semicylindricum (Haw.) N.E.Br. Glottiphyllum subditum N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum bidentatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum bigibberatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum difforme L. Mesembryanthemum heterophyllum Haw. Mesembryanthemum semicylindricum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |