Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Ruschia serrulata (Haw.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 43: 230 (1938) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets ascendent, leaves triquetrous, subacinaceous, glaucous, thick, margins cartilagineous, minutely serrate, flowers long pedicellate, petals bidentate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
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 burmannii Haw. Mesembryanthemum serrulatum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |