Drosanthemum floribundum

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|genus = Drosanthemum

|species = floribundum

|authority = (Haw.) Schwantes

|synonyms = Drosanthemum candens (Haw.) Schwantes

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Drosanthemum floribundum, commonly known as rodondo creeper, pale dewplant, or dew-flower, is a succulent plant in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. The species is native to the Eastern Cape in South Africa and is naturalised in Portugal and the states of South Australia, Western Australia, and Victoria in Australia,{{GRIN | accessdate=10 June 2012}} as well as Pacific Grove, California{{Cite web|url=https://www.pacificgrove.org/article/outdoor-activities/pacific-grove-blooms-the-return-of-the-magic-carpet|title = Pacific Grove Blooms: The Return of the Magic Carpet}} where it is called the Magic Carpet. It is a trailing perennial with hairy stems and leaves that are either cylindrical or triangular in cross section. These are between 3 and 15 mm in length and 1 to 2.5 mm in width. Flowers are up to 2.5 cm in diameter and are lavender, pink or occasionally white.{{cite web |title=Rodondo Creeper |publisher=Department of Primary Industries (Victoria) |url=http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/sip_rodondo_creeper |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911180420/http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/sip_rodondo_creeper |archive-date=11 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}

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floribundum

Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces

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