Family | MOLLUGINACEAE |
Genus species | Pharnaceum detonsum Fenzl |
Bibliography | Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 253 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho and Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | stems short, leafy, leaves crowded, filiform, acerose-mucronate, erect, stipules subulate, simple, peduncles with whorl of leaves and simple umbel |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Pharnaceum patens Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State) |