Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Delosperma lehmannii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen |
Bibliography | Natl. Cact. & Succ. J. 4: 58 (1949) |
Native Range | se. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 140-400m |
Description | branchlets compressed, ascendent, leaves patent, subconnate, triquetrous, epunctate, smooth, glaucous, flowers terminal, solitary, shortly pedicellate |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | pale yellow |
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 | Corpuscularia lehmannii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schwantes Mesembryanthemum lehmannii Eckl. & Zeyh. Mesembryanthemum sexpartitum N.E.Br. Schonlandia lehmannii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) L.Bolus |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |