Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Cheiridopsis denticulata (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 79: 407 (1926) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-1200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves glaucous, subulate-triquetrous, at apex minutely dentate, scape with two bracts, flowers solitary |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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 | Cheiridopsis candidissima (Haw.) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis denticulata var. glauca (Haw.) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis inconspicua N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis littlewoodii L.Bolus Cheiridopsis macrophylla L.Bolus Cheiridopsis vanheerdei L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum candidissimum (Haw.) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum denticulatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum denticulatum var. canum Haw. Mesembryanthemum denticulatum var. glaucum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |