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Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br.  
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FamilyAIZOACEAE
Genus speciesLampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br. 
BibliographyGard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 212 (1930)
Native Rangee. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionbranchlets ascendent, leaves crowded, glaucous, curvate, patent, triquetrous, acuminate, mucronate, flowers large, pedicellate, petals patent, 3cm long
Size5-10cm
Colorred
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLampranthus macrocarpus (A.Berger) N.E.Br.
Lampranthus macrosepalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
Mesembryanthemum macrocarpum A.Berger
Mesembryanthemum macrosepalum L.Bolus
Mesembryanthemum spectabile Haw.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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