Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Disphyma australe (Aiton) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron. ser. 3. 87: 14 (1930) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-20m |
Description | leaves opposite, at base connate, 2-4cm, linear to narrowly spathulate, succulent, triangular, flowers 2-3cm in diam., pedicels thick, 1-4cm long, calyx bowl-shaped, thick |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | 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 summer |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum australe Aiton Mesembryanthemum demissum Willd. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (CTM Chatham Is., NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |