Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Mesembryanthemum crassicaule Haw. |
Bibliography | Philos. Mag. J. 64: 425 (1824) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 50-950m |
Description | branchlets procumbent, papillose, leaves connate, curvate, linear-lanceolate, acute, shiny, papulose, adaxially canaliculate, abaxially convex, flowers of 2, petals linear |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | straw yellow |
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 | Sceletium albanense L.Bolus Sceletium crassicaule (Haw.) L.Bolus |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |