Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Acrodon bellidiflorus (L.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 81: 12 (1927) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | leaves triquetrous, compressed, at apex denticulate, patent, glaucous, flowers solitary, pedicellate, petals with purple midrib |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
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, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acrodon bellidiflorus var. striatus (Haw.) N.E.Br. Acrodon bellidiflorus var. viridis (Haw.) N.E.Br. Acrodon duplessiae (L.Bolus) H.F.Glen Mesembryanthemum acaule L. Mesembryanthemum bellidiflorum L. Mesembryanthemum bellidiflorum var. glaucescens Haw. Mesembryanthemum bellidiflorum var. striatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum bellidiflorum var. viride Haw. Ruschia constricta L.Bolus Ruschia duplessiae L.Bolus Ruschia longifolia L.Bolus Ruschia macrophylla L.Bolus |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |