Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Aizoon secundum L.f. |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 261 (1782) |
Native Range | Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 0-1300m |
Description | branchlets sparsely long white hirsute, leaves subsessile, obovate, 1-2cm, cuneate, hirsute, flowers pentamerous in axillary cincinni, leaflets of perianth 2mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aizoon contaminatum Eckl. & Zeyh. Aizoon elongatum Eckl. & Zeyh. Aizoon glinoides Eckl. & Zeyh. Aizoon propinquum Eckl. & Zeyh. Galenia secunda (L.f.) Sond |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |