''Tetraena stapfii'' (Afrikaans: ''daalderplant'', English: ''dollar bush'') is a species of flowering bush
endemic to
Namibia.
It grows in the Namib ecoregion along the
Atlantic Ocean coast. Most of this plant's moisture comes from the morning
mist
Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in the cold air, usually by condensation. Physically, it is an example of a dispersion. It is most commonly seen where water vapor in warm, moist air meets sudden cooling, such a ...
. The shrub's round, coin-like leaves lend it its colloquial name: ''daalder'' is an old Dutch coin worth one and a half
guilders.
Image Gallery
Tetraena stapfii 1 MHNT.jpg, Flowers up close
Tetraena stapfii 2 MHNT.jpg, Full bush
References
Endemic flora of Namibia
Zygophylloideae
Plants described in 2003
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