Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Trichodiadema barbatum (L.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 188 (1926) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 250-1500m |
Description | branchlets procumbent, smooth, leaves remote, patent, subcylindrical, tipped with 5-6 radiate hairs, flowers solitary, petals uniseriate, entire |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | red |
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 barbatum L. Mesembryanthemum stellatum Mill. Mesembryanthemum stelligerum Haw. Trichodiadema stellatum (Mill.) Schwantes Trichodiadema stelligerum (Haw.) Schwantes |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |