Drosanthemum parvifolium (Haw.) Schwantes

Species

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Characteristics

Petals pink, magenta or white, staminodes never black. Leaves triangular in cross section or flat. Sprawling shrublet to 15 cm, with rough, slender, reddish branches to 80 cm long. Leaves trigonous, spreading, densely papillate, to 3 mm long. Flowers solitary or in small cymes on short branches, pedicels to 14 mm, magenta. Fruits 5-locular, false septa absent, bracteoles persisting as 2 spines below fruit.
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Distribution

Drosanthemum parvifolium world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000656959
COL ID 37QLG
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Synonyms

Drosanthemum parvifolium Mesembryanthemum parvifolium