Family | ANACAMPSEROTACEAE |
Genus species | Anacampseros quinaria E.Mey. ex Fenzl |
Bibliography | Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 295 (1840) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 900-1500m |
Description | stems numerous, very short, stipules scarious, white, broadly ovate, entire, imbricate, spiral, much longer than orbiculate leaves, flowers exserted |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Avonia quinaria (E.Mey. ex Fenzl) G.D.Rowley |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |