Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Aizoon sarmentosum L.f. |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 260 (1782) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 5-750m |
Description | stoloniferous, branchlets filiform, appresed lanate, leaves opposite, linear-subulate, connate, inflorescence paniculate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aizoon sarmentosum var. hirsutum Eckl. & Zeyh. Aizoon sarmentosum var. strigosum Eckl. & Zeyh. Mesembryanthemum hexaphyllum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |