Mazhar Botanic Garden

Faucaria bosscheana (A.Berger) Schwantes

Tiger-Jaws

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001087
Common name: Tiger-Jaws
English name: Tiger-Jaws
Arabic name: فوكاريا
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Faucaria bosscheana somewhat different from the other members of this genus as it has smaller, narrower, unmarked leaves with only 1 to 3 pairs of teeth leaves glossy green, canoe-shaped in outline (broadly rhomboid or lanceolate ) about 3-4 cm long, 0,5-10 mm wide, the margins are horny-white and armed with 2-3 long teeth flowers large yellow


 

Ornamental ground covers

Faucaria albidens NEBr- Mesembryanthemum bosscheanum A Berger

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Texture: Clay Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - leaf cuttings - offsets
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Groundcover Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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