Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus turbinatus (Jacq.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3. 87: 212 (1930) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems effuse, leaves glaucous, attenuate, acute, triquetrous, crowded, flowers long pedicellate, petals numerous, linear |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | red |
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 turbinatum Jacq. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |