Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Carruanthus ringens (L.) Boom |
Bibliography | Succulenta (Netherlands) 1959: 142 (1959) |
Native Range | sc. & s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 400-1200m |
Description | branches ramose, leaves glaucous, carinate-triangular, subclavate, at apex curvate, the lateral subdentate, floral pedicels longer than leaves, petals many-serriate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
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 | Bergeranthus caninus (Haw.) Schwantes Carruanthus caninus (Haw.) Schwantes Mesembryanthemum caninum Haw. Mesembryanthemum ringens L. Mesembryanthemum vulpinum Haw. Tischleria peersii Schwantes |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |