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Pharnaceum trigonum Eckl. & Zeyh.  
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FamilyMOLLUGINACEAE
Genus speciesPharnaceum trigonum Eckl. & Zeyh. 
BibliographyEnum. Pl. Afric. Austral. 2: 286 (1836)
Native RangeCape Prov. to Lesotho and Free State
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude100-2000m
Descriptionstems short, appresed leafy, leaves fasciculate, acicular, triangular, sharply mucronate, persistent, pedicels scapose, flowers 3-5 in cyme, sepals oblong
Size3-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomautumn
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMollugo trigona Steud.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State)
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