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Fire Dewfig

Drosanthemum micans

Also called Robertson Vygie

Fire Dewfig
Photo: William Curtis, Public domain
Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Drosanthemum micans (the "Robertson vygie"), is a succulent plant in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae, indigenous to the Robertson Karoo and Overberg regions of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Where it grows

Drosanthemum micans is endemic to the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Its distribution range extends from near Worcester in the west, eastwards to Ashton and Montagu, and southwards into the Swellendam and Riversdale districts.

Other Drosanthemum plants

Showy dewflower · Hairy dewflower · Scarlet Dewfig · Quarter Dewfig · Knersvlakte Dewfig · Royal dewflower · Dewflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drosanthemum micans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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