Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Drosanthemum pulverulentum (Haw.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 30 (1927) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets crowded, leaves cylindrical-triquetrous, obtuse, white punctate, scabrous, calyx lobes 6, flowers solitary, small |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Drosanthemum roseatum (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum pulverulentum Haw. Mesembryanthemum roseatum N.E.Br. Ruschia comptonii L.Bolus |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |