Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Lampranthus violaceus (DC.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 43: 230 (1938) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 20-150m |
Description | branchlets erect, leaves crowded, curvate, patent, compressed, obtuse, mucronate, glaucous, distinctly punctate, flowers numerous, long pedicellate, petals entire |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | 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 | Mesembryanthemum parvifolium Lam. Mesembryanthemum violaceum DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |