Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Ruschia uncinata (L.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 187 (1926) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves at base vaginate, decurrent, glaucous, punctate, short, triquetrous, minutely mucronate, flowers terminal, solitary, shortly pedicellate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | rose |
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 | Mesembryanthemum coralliforme Vest Mesembryanthemum uncinatum L. Mesembryanthemum uncinellum Salm-Dyck ex Haw. Ruschia uncinella (Salm-Dyck ex Haw.) Schwantes |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |