Family | ANACAMPSEROTACEAE |
Genus species | Anacampseros filamentosa (Haw.) Sims |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 33: t. 1367 (1811) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 350-1600m |
Description | leaves ovate-globose, arachnose, adaxially verrucose, stipules long, erect, raceme simple, flowers large |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Anacampseros lanigera Burch. Portulaca filamentosa Haw. Portulaca stipularis Dryand. ex DC. Ruelingia filamentosa (Haw.) Haw. Talinum filamentosum (Haw.) W.T.Aiton |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |