Family | ANACAMPSEROTACEAE |
Genus species | Anacampseros alstonii Schönland |
Bibliography | Rec. Albany Mus. 1: 51 (1903) |
Native Range | sw. Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | stems very numerous, very short, stipules membranous, white, broadly ovate, sparsely denticulate, imbricate, spiral, much longer than broadly ovate leaves |
Size | 2-7cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Anacampseros quinaria ssp. alstonii (Schönland) Dreher Anacampseros trigona DC. Avonia quinaria ssp. alstonii (Schönland) G.D.Rowley |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAM Namibia) |