Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 212 (1930) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 20-550m |
Description | branchlets erect, leaves subconnate, 3-rowed, compressed, glaucous, scabrously punctate, margins cartilagineous, serrate, flowers large, long pedicellate, solitary |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | sulphur 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 | Lampranthus citrinus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Lampranthus longistamineus (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Lampranthus palustris (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum brachyphyllum Welw. Mesembryanthemum citrinum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum glaucum L. Mesembryanthemum longistamineum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum palustre L.Bolus Mesembryanthus glaucus (L.) Rothm. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |