Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Titanopsis calcarea (Marloth) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 178 (1926) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. to Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 850-1600m |
Description | rosettes solid, flowers translucent with many petals, leaves verrucose |
Size | 3-4cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in late spring |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum calcareum Marloth Titanopsis fulleri Tischer ex H.Jacobsen |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |