Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus vernalis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus |
Bibliography | Notes Mesembryanthemum 3: 170 (1939) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets procumbent, leaves opposite, subfalcate, 1-2cm, green, minutely papilose, flowers of 3, thinly pedicellate, 3-5cm, calyx lobes acute, petals 4-rowed, obtuse |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Lampranthus arenosus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Lampranthus salicola (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum arenosum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum salicola L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum vernale L.Bolus |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |