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Dasispermum
Sign in to saveDasispermum 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.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
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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.
==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
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