Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Faucaria tigrina (Haw.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 177 (1926) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 550-900m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves ovate-cordate, glaucous, white marbled, dentate, ciliate, flowers subsessile, petals 2-3-serriate |
Size | 3-8cm |
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 late summer |
Synonyms | Faucaria tigrina f. splendens H.Jacobsen Mesembryanthemum tigrinum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |