Family | ANACAMPSEROTACEAE |
Genus species | Anacampseros ustulata E.Mey. ex Fenzl |
Bibliography | Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 295 (1840) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 800-1600m |
Description | stems densely covered by whitish, imbricate scales, stipules wide, ovate-triangular, acute, on margins lacerate, bracts of involucre larger, entire |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | 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 | Avonia ustulata (E.Mey. ex Fenzl) G.D.Rowley |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |