Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Delosperma invalidum (N.E.Br.) H.E.K.Hartmann |
Bibliography | Illustr. Handb. Succ. Pl.: Aizoaceae A-E: 197 (2002) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 50-850m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, glabrescent, leaves triquetrous, on both ends acuminate, minutely mucronate, papilose and hirsute, flowers pedicellate, petals biseriate |
Size | 10-25cm |
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 invalidum N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum lanceum Eckl. & Zeyh. Mesembryanthemum villosum Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |