Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus debilis (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 212 (1930) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | branchlets trailing, rooting, leaves opposite, ascendent, subfalcate, trilateral, 2-4mm, glaucous, acute, flowers solitary, axillary, thinly pedicellate, 1-2cm |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | rose-purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Lampranthus arbuthnotiae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Lampranthus caespitosus (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Lampranthus ernestii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Lampranthus tegens (F.Muell.) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum arbuthnotiae L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum caespitosum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum debile Haw. Mesembryanthemum ernestii L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum tegens F.Muell. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |