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Drosanthemum candens

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Aizoaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Drosanthemum

Similar
  
Drosanthemum floribundum, Drosanthemum, Disphyma, Agave gentryi

Drosanthemum candens, commonly known as rodondo creeper or dew-flower, is a succulent plant in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. The species is native to the Eastern Cape in South Africa and is naturalised in Portugal and the states of South Australia, Western Australia, and Victoria in Australia. It is a trailing perennial with hairy stems and leaves that are either cylindrical or triangular in cross section. These are between 3 and 15 mm in length and 1 to 2.5 mm in width. Flowers are up to 2.5 cm in diameter and are pink or occasionally white.

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Drosanthemum candens Wikipedia


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