Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Gibbaeum pubescens (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 129 (1922) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 700-900m |
Description | subacaulescent, old stems weak, procumbent, leaves sericeous, pubescent, subcylindrical, flowers sessile, minute |
Size | 10-30cm |
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 | Gibbaeum argenteum N.E.Br. Mesebryanthemum pubescens Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |