Drosanthemum hispidum (L.) Schwantes is a plant in the Aizoaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Drosanthemum hispidum (L.) Schwantes
Drosanthemum hispidum, the hairy dewflower, is a succulent perennial herb in the Aizoaceae family that contains a Sceletium-related alkaloid.
Drosanthemum hispidum, commonly known as the hairy dewflower, is a species of perennial herb belonging to the stone plant family Aizoaceae. It is a succulent plant with a self-supporting growth structure and simple, broad leaves. Its flowers are visited by the bee species Colletes schultzei. D. hispidum contains the alkaloid 4'-O-demethylmesembrenol, which is structurally related to the alkaloids found in Kanna, Sceletium tortuosum.
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Corpuscularia lehmannii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schwantes
Gibbaeum heathii (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.fil.
Aizoon canariense L.
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Trichodiadema pomeridianum L.Bolus
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