Drosanthemum speciosum or royal dewflower is a succulent plant in the Ice plant Family (Aizoaceae) and native to the Montague District in the south of the Cape Province of South Africa. The flowers have two whorls of staminodes: The inner whorl of about thirty are very short and almost black. The outer whorl of about sixty are long and bright orange.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Red Dewfig being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Drosanthemum lavisii
- Drosanthemum bicolor
- Drosanthemum edwardsiae
- Lampranthus aureus
- Lampranthus coccineus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Genus
- Drosanthemum
- Species
- Drosanthemum speciosum
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