Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Cylindrophyllum calamiforme (L.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 28 (1927) |
Native Range | se. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 750-1100m |
Description | leaves subulate, subterete, punctate, adaxially flat, obtuse, minutely mucronate, calyx spherical, petals in many rows, linear-lanceolate |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
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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 | Cylindrophyllum dyeri L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum calamiforme L. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |