Delosperma echinatum
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Species: | D. echinatum
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Delosperma echinatum (Lam.) Schwantes
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Drosanthemum pruinosum (Thunb.) Schwantes |
Delosperma echinatum is a succulent plant, native to South Africa. It is also known as the pickle plant. The new genus Delosperma was erected by English botanist N. E. Brown in 1925, with this species later acknowledged as the type species.[2]
References
- ^ "Delosperma echinatum (Lam.) Schwantes". World Flora Online Data. 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Nigel; Eggli, Urs (1986). "The Lectotype of Delosperma N. E. Brown (Aizoaceae)". Taxon. 35 (4): 709–711. doi:10.2307/1221621. JSTOR 1221621.