Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Gibbaeum gibbosum (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 151 (1922) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 400-900m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves yellow-green, patent, ovate, subterete, pedicels short, calyx lobes unequal, flowers with light eye |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | 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 | Gibbaeum luteoviride (Haw.) N.E.Br. Gibbaeum marlothii N.E.Br. Gibbaeum muirii N.E.Br. Gibbaeum perviride (Haw.) N.E.Br. Gibbaeum perviride var. luteoviride (Haw.) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum gibbosum Haw. Mesembryanthemum luteoviride Haw. Mesembryanthemum perviride Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |