Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Drosanthemum parvifolium Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 30 (1927) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 560-640m |
Description | branchlets filiform, scabrous, leaves minute, crowded, triquetrous, subscaphoid, papulose, flowers terminal, solitary, petals short |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Mesembryanthemum parvifolium Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |