Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Rhombophyllum dolabriforme (L.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Gartenflora 77: 87 (1928) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 700-1100m |
Description | leaves glaucous, punctate, distinctly dolabriform, obtuse or retuse, scapes abbreviated, pedicels short, petals 4-5-seriate, petals lanceolate, 15mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hereroa dolabrifomis (L.) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum dolabriforme L. Mesembryanthemum dolabriformoides Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |