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Drosanthemum intermedium L.Bolus  
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FamilyAIZOACEAE
Genus speciesDrosanthemum intermedium L.Bolus 
BibliographyNotes Mesembryanthemum 2: 188 (1930)
Native Rangesw. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Descriptionbranchlets thin, flexuous, leaves opposite, round, erect, 7-15mm, glaucous, minutely papilose, acute, flowers solitary pedicellate, to 25mm, calyx 5-merous
Size2-5cm
Colorpink-violet
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring
cuttings in summer
SynonymsDrosanthemum calcareum Klak
Mesembryanthemum intermedium L.Bolus
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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