Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-663.25.07
Lampranthus deltoides
NAme: Oscularia deltoides.
Name: "Oscularia" means "group of tiny mouths" in Latin.
Region: Western Cape of South Africa.
Taxonomy: close to Lampranthus, differs in fruit and flower.
Botany: semi-arid, rocky habitats, sandstone; leaves club-shaped, grey-green, waxy, triangular in cross-section, sickle, club or mouth shaped, toothed, red during drought; stems often red; flowers abundant, almond-scented, daisy like, white or pink, summer.