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Diapensia
Diapensia is a genus of small, cushion-forming alpine and arctic flowering plants in the family Diapensiaceae, with most species from the Himalayas and one circumpolar high-Arctic species. Commonly grown members are rare in cultivation, mainly kept by alpine enthusiasts who give them cool, gritty, well-drained conditions.
Diapensia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Diapensiaceae. Most of the species are found in the Himalayas. Diapensia lapponica has a high Arctic, circumpolar distribution.
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