Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Mesembryanthemum parviflorum Jacq. |
Bibliography | Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 15 (1798) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 20-360m |
Description | leaves crowded, erect, subcylindrical, on both ends acuminate, pale green, flowers terminal, solitary, minute, petals linear, obtuse |
Size | 1-2cm |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum micranthon Haw. Mesembryanthemum tenue Haw. Peratetracoilanthus parviflorus (Jacq.) F.Rappa & Camarrone Psilocaulon implexum N.E.Br. Psilocaulon micranthum L.Bolus Psilocaulon parviflorum (Jacq.) Schwantes Psilocaulon tenue (Haw.) Schwantes |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |