Family | MOLLUGINACEAE |
Genus species | Pharnaceum dichotomum L.f. |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 186 (1782) |
Native Range | Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 5-2800m |
Description | stems slender, at nodes with whorls of leaves, leaves linear-filiform, minutely mucronate, stipules ciliate, laciniate, flowers in racemose cymes, sepals ovate |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mollugo dichotoma (L.f.) Ser. Mollugo fluvialis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. Mollugo patens Steud. Pharnaceum fluviale Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |