Family | MOLLUGINACEAE |
Genus species | Pharnaceum serpyllifolium L.f. |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 186 (1782) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-1800m |
Description | stems ramose, filiform, at nodes densely barbate, stipules sericeous, leaves verticillate, ovate, acute or obtuse, tipped with awn, pedicels 1flowered, axillary and terminal |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mollugo serpyllifolia (L.f.) Ser. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |