Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Trichodiadema intonsum (Haw.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 188 (1926) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 20-150m |
Description | branchlets thin, pilose, leaves remote, subcylindrical, tapered, erinaceous-papulose, at apex with 8-10 brown, radiate hairs, flowers solitary |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | red, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum bulbosum Haw. Mesembryanthemum intonsum Haw. Mesembryanthemum intonsum var. rubicundum Haw. Trichodiadema bulbosum (Haw.) Schwantes Trichodiadema concinnum LBolus |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |