Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Antimima mucronata (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann |
Bibliography | Bothalia 28: 76 (1998) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 180-300m |
Description | branchlets very short, erect, ramose, leaves oblong-ovate, at apex triquetrous, at base connate, glaucous, white mucronate, coarsely punctate, flowers solitary, small |
Size | 3-4cm |
Color | reddish |
Bloom | late 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 late summer |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum mucronatum Haw. Ruschia mathewsii L.Bolus Ruschia mucronata (Haw.) Schwantes |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |