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Psammotropha mucronata (Thunb.) Fenzl  
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FamilyMOLLUGINACEAE
Genus speciesPsammotropha mucronata (Thunb.) Fenzl 
BibliographyAnn. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 267 (1840)
Native RangeSouthern Africa
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude30-2900m
Descriptionleaves lanceolate, at base elongate, aristate-mucronate, crowded at nodes and at apex of branchlets, pedicels solitary on nodes with subsessile umbels
Size5-50cm
Colorgreenish white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMollugo mucronata (Thunb.) Ser.
Pharnaceum mucronatum Thunb.
Psammotropha androsacea Fenzl
Psammotropha androsacea var. enervis Fenzl
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces)
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