Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus spiniformis (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 212 (1930) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-340m |
Description | branchlets erect, leaves remote, subconnate, cylindrical-subulate, curvate, at apex unciform, flowers solitary, pedicellate |
Size | 15-25cm |
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 | Lampranthus inconspicuus (Haw.) Schwantes Lampranthus nelii L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum inconspicuum Haw. Mesembryanthemum spiniforme Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |