''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of
succulent plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...
s in the
ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of
southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and refers to the characteristic shiny translucent
papillae
Papilla (Latin, 'nipple') or papillae may refer to:
In animals
* Papilla (fish anatomy), in the mouth of fish
* Basilar papilla, a sensory organ of lizards, amphibians and fish
* Dental papilla, in a developing tooth
* Dermal papillae, part of ...
, which cover the succulent leaves and flower buds.
Species
Species include:
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Drosanthemum acutifolium
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and ref ...
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(L.Bolus) L.Bolus
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Drosanthemum bicolor
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and ref ...
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L.Bolus
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Drosanthemum eburneum
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and ref ...
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L.Bolus
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Drosanthemum flammeum
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and ref ...
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L.Bolus
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Drosanthemum floribundum
''Drosanthemum floribundum'', commonly known as rodondo creeper, pale dewplant, or dew-flower, is a succulent plant in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. The species is native to the Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of So ...
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(Haw.) Schwantes, syn. ''D. candens''
(Haw.) Schwantes
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Drosanthemum hispidum
''Drosanthemum hispidum'', the hairy dewflower, is a species of perennial herb in the family Aizoaceae (stone plants). They are succulent plants and have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Flowers are visited by ''Colletes s ...
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(L.) Schwantes
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Drosanthemum lavisii
''Drosanthemum lavisii'' is a succulent plant in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae, indigenous to the Overberg region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Description
This species is a slender, succulent shrub. The leaves are small, slende ...
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L.Bolus
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Drosanthemum lique
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and ref ...
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(N.E.Br.) Schwantes
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Drosanthemum micans
''Drosanthemum micans'' (the "Robertson vygie"), is a succulent plant in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae, indigenous to the Robertson Karoo and Overberg regions of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Description
The flowers of this spec ...
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(L.) Schwantes
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Drosanthemum paxianum
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and ref ...
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(Schltr. & Diels) Schwantes
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Drosanthemum praecultum
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and ref ...
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(N.E.Br.) Schwantes
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Drosanthemum quadratum
''Drosanthemum quadratum'' is a succulent plant in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae, indigenous to the Overberg region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Description
A low-growing or decumbent succulent shrub. The yellow-green leaves ...
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Klak
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Drosanthemum schoenlandianum
''Drosanthemum schoenlandianum'' is a species of succulent plant in the genus ''Drosanthemum
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Mos ...
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(Schltr.) L.Bolus
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Drosanthemum speciosum
''Drosanthemum'' ("dewflowers") is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to the winter-rainfall regions of southern Africa. Most species bear colorful flowers.
The name ''Drosanthemum'' means "dew-flower" in Greek, and ref ...
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(Haw.) Schwantes
References
External links
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Jepson Manual TreatmentFlora of North America: Genus Profile
Aizoaceae genera
Succulent plants
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