Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Drosanthemum collinum (Sond.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 30 (1927) |
Native Range | sw. Cape |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-550m |
Description | branchlets erect, thin, scabrous, leaves remote, erect, cylindrical, obtuse, at base tapered, papillose, flowers solitary, terminal, 12mm, petals linear-subulate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | ochre |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Mesembryanthemum collinum Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |