Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus reptans (Aiton) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 212 (1930) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 30-300m |
Description | stems filiform, leaves crowded, erect, triangular, acute, grey, scabrous, punctate, calyx crateriform, lobes acuminate |
Size | 4-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 | Lampranthus serpens (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Lampranthus woodburniae (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum repens Salisb. Mesembryanthemum reptans Aiton Mesembryanthemum serpens L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum woodburniae L.Bolus |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |