Drosanthemum delicatulum (L.Bolus) Schwantes

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.1 m high, stems upright woody. Leaves subglobose, bladder cells rounded, glassy. Flowers solitary, pale pink. Flowering time Oct., Nov. Capsules smallest in genus, 5-or 6-locular, expanding keels parallel at base, diverging widely at apex, covering membranes complete, valve wings broad, semi-lunate, closing bodies absent.
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Plants erect. Stiffly branched shrublet to 10 cm, with red, sparsely papillate stems. Leaves subglobose, papillate. Flowers solitary, subsessile, to 10 mm diam., pale pink. Fruits 5-locular, with low rims.
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Distribution

Drosanthemum delicatulum world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000656895
COL ID 37QJP
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum delicatulum Drosanthemum delicatulum