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Malephora verruculoides (Sond.) Schwantes  
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FamilyAIZOACEAE
Genus speciesMalephora verruculoides (Sond.) Schwantes 
BibliographyGartenflora 77: 69 (1928)
Native Rangen. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Altitude1100-1500m
Descriptionleaves fasciculate, erect, soft, pruinose, cylindrical, adaxially flat, obtuse, shortly mucronate, flowers 1-4, terminal, pedicellate, petals a little longer than calyx
Size5-8cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHymenocyclus verruculoides (Sond.) L.Bolus
Mesembryanthemum verruculoides Sond.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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