Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Conophytum uviforme (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 54 (1922) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 200-1200m |
Description | acaulescent, subglobular, sheaths densely imbricate, thick, obtuse, uppermost about equally long as pale green, distinctly punctate glomus, flowers prominent, tubular |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Conophytum clarum N.E.Br. Conophytum colorans Lavis Conophytum framesii Lavis ex L.Bolus Conophytum fransiscii L.Bolus Conophytum hillii L.Bolus Conophytum julii Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen Conophytum litorale L.Bolus Conophytum meleagris L.Bolus Conophytum pardivisum Tischler Conophytum praeparvum N.E.Br. Conophytum praeparvum var. roseum Lavis & L.Bolus Conophytum prolongatum L.Bolus Conophytum rooipanense L.Bolus Conophytum stipitatum L.Bolus Conophytum uviforme var. clarum (N.E.Br.) Rawe Conophytum uviforme f. framesii (Lavis) Tischer Conophytum uviforme var. litorale (L.Bolus) Rawe Conophytum uviforme f. meleagris (L.Bolus) Tischer Conophytum vanrhynsdorpense Schwantes Mesembryanthemum uviforme Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |