Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Small
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Coastal scrubland
Range: Southern Africa
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Runners
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Uncommon

About

The pale dewplant is covered in tiny, shimmering beads that look like morning dew but are actually clever water storage cells. This hardy groundcover spreads quickly across rocky soil, opening its bright pink blossoms to greet the warm sun.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Drosanthemum
Species: Drosanthemum floribundum