''Dasispermum'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family
Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants ...
, 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:
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Dasispermum capense''
(Lam.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum grandicarpum''
Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum hispidum''
(Thunb.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum humile''
(Meisn.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum perennans''
Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
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Dasispermum suffruticosum''
(P.J.Bergius) B.L.Burtt
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Dasispermum tenue''
(Sond.) Magee & B.-E.van Wyk
References
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Apiaceae
Apiaceae genera