Delosperma napiforme (also known as Mestoklema macrorrhizum) is a dwarf perennial plant, native to the French Island of Réunion, but also now found in Madagascar. It has white flowers

Delosperma napiforme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Delosperma
Species:
D. napiforme
Binomial name
Delosperma napiforme

Cultivation and uses

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It can be cultivated in a wide range of areas with a Mediterranean climate such as California. It can withstand wet summers and cold moist winters which makes it unusual in climatic requirements for this genus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Delosperma napiforme (N. E. Br.) Schwantes". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Delosperma napiforme (N.E.Br.) Schwantes". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Delosperma napiforme (N. E. Br.) Schwant". Cactus and Succulent Journal. International Succulent Introductions. 77 (2). March 2005.