Dasispermum
Genus of Apiaceae plants
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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 to the dry, salty conditions of the littoral areas where they grow.[3]
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| Dasispermum suffruticosum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Tordylieae |
| Genus: | Dasispermum Neck. ex Raf.[1] |
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Species
Currently accepted species include:
- Dasispermum capense (Lam.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
- Dasispermum grandicarpum Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
- Dasispermum hispidum (Thunb.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
- Dasispermum humile (Meisn.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
- Dasispermum perennans Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
- Dasispermum suffruticosum (P.J.Bergius) B.L.Burtt
- Dasispermum tenue (Sond.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk