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    Pale Dewplant (Drosanthemum floribundum)

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    Drosanthemum floribundum
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Kingdom: Plantae
    Clade: Tracheophytes
    Clade: Angiosperms
    Clade: Eudicots
    Order: Caryophyllales
    Family: Aizoaceae
    Genus: Drosanthemum
    Species:
    D. floribundum
    Binomial name
    Drosanthemum floribundum
    Synonyms

    Drosanthemum candens (Haw.) Schwantes

    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 in South Africa and is naturalised in Portugal and the states of South Australia, Western Australia, and Victoria in Australia,[1][2] as well as Pacific Grove, California[3] where it is called the Magic Carpet. 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 lavender, pink or occasionally white.[2]

    References

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    1. ^ "Drosanthemum floribundum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
    2. ^ a b "Rodondo Creeper". Department of Primary Industries (Victoria). Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
    3. ^ "Pacific Grove Blooms: The Return of the Magic Carpet".