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Locality: Kleinzee area
Distribution: Found
from the Kourkans Mountains in Namaqualand to Witputz in Namibia
Description: A
small erect plant that seldom reaches more than 15cm in height, the sharply acute leaves
can vary in colour from green to brown, leaves are subdistant and at right-angles to the
stem, internodes visible, leaves are linear-lanceolate, 2-8cm in length and 0.8 mm wide,
leaves are glabrous.
Flower:
Inflorescence usually round topped, peduncle up to 150mm long, the tubular flowers
are 3mm in length, broad terminal red stigmas are present.
Propagation: Seeds
and cuttings.
Cultivation:
Full
sun or light shade, little water & food every now and then, the plant featured here is
growing in an upturned cement brick. I give it water in summer and winter, no fixed
regime.
Photographer:
Max H. Michael
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