''Dasispermum'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family
Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plant ...
, native to coastal area of southern South Africa. Short-lived perennial or annuals, they are low-lying, often sprawling herbs with succulent or semi-succulent leaves, adapted to the dry, salty conditions of the littoral areas where they grow.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Dasispermum capense
''Dasispermum'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to coastal area of southern South Africa. Short-lived perennial or annuals, they are low-lying, often sprawling herbs with succulent or semi-succulent leaves, adapted ...
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(Lam.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum grandicarpum
''Dasispermum'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to coastal area of southern South Africa. Short-lived perennial or annuals, they are low-lying, often sprawling herbs with succulent or semi-succulent leaves, adapted ...
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Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum hispidum
''Dasispermum'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to coastal area of southern South Africa. Short-lived perennial or annuals, they are low-lying, often sprawling herbs with succulent or semi-succulent leaves, adapted ...
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(Thunb.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum humile
''Dasispermum'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to coastal area of southern South Africa. Short-lived perennial or annuals, they are low-lying, often sprawling herbs with succulent or semi-succulent leaves, adapted ...
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(Meisn.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum perennans
''Dasispermum'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to coastal area of southern South Africa. Short-lived perennial or annuals, they are low-lying, often sprawling herbs with succulent or semi-succulent leaves, adapted ...
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Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum suffruticosum
''Dasispermum'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to coastal area of southern South Africa. Short-lived perennial or annuals, they are low-lying, often sprawling herbs with succulent or semi-succulent leaves, adapted ...
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(P.J.Bergius) B.L.Burtt
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Dasispermum tenue
''Dasispermum'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, o ...
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(Sond.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
References
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Apiaceae
Apiaceae genera