Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Conophytum minutum (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 231 (1922) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 30-600m |
Description | acaulescent, obconical, glaucous, epunctate, leaves opposite, connate, flowers long, tubular |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | pale red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Conophytum minutum f. sellatum (Tischer) Ravé Conophytum minutum var. sellatum (Tischer) Boom Conophytum sellatum Tischer Conophytum thecatum (N.E.Br.) Tischer Mesembryanthemum minutum Haw. Mesembryanthemum thecatum N.E.Br. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |