Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Mesembryanthemum digitatum Aiton |
Bibliography | Hort. Kew. 2: 181 (1789) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 180-290m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 3-4, cylindrical, obtuse, smooth, soft, flowers subsessile, calyx lobes obtuse, petals linear |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | 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 | Dactylopsis digitata (Aiton) N.E.Br. Gibbaeum digitiforme (Thunb.) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum digitiforme Thunb. Phyllobolus digitatus (Aiton) Gerbaulet |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |