Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus glomeratus (L.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 212 (1930) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-1000m |
Description | branchlets slender, compressed, erect, crowded, leaves patent, linear, subcylindrical, subcurvate, green, distinctly punctate, flowers pedicellate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | reddish violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lampranthus aestivus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Lampranthus austricola (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Lampranthus fulvus (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum aestivum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum austricola L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum fulvum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum glomeratum L. Mesembryanthemum inflexum Haw. Mesembryanthemum polyanthum Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |