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Lampranthus
Also called Brightfigs, Ice Plants, Dewplants
Lampranthus is a genus of succulent shrubs from southern Africa, commonly grown for their large, bright daisy-like flowers that often cover the plant in summer. Give them full sun and very free-draining soil, and water sparingly.
Lampranthus is a genus of succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae, which are native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa in southern Africa.
L. aureus and L. spectabilis contain mesembrenol and low levels of related alkaloids such as mesembrenone and have sometimes been mismarketed as kanna (Mesembryanthemum tortuosum) extract which contains higher levels of related alkaloids.
These plants are mainly found in Southern Africa, especially in arid areas, such as the Fynbos habitats.
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