Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Tylecodon pearsonii (Schönland) Toelken |
Bibliography | Bothalia 12: 380 (1978) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-1100m |
Description | leaves linear, 15-40mm, abruptly cuneate, acute, glabrous, grey-green, brown striped, inflorescence thyrsus, corolla glandular, urceolate, 12-14mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale brown |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings after flowering |
Synonyms | Cotyledon luteosquamata Poelln. Cotyledon pearsonii Schönland |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |