Drosanthemum hispidum

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

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| image = Drosanthemum hispidum 1-1.JPG

| genus = Drosanthemum

| species = hispidum

| authority = (L.) Schwantes (1927)

| synonyms = Mesembryanthemum hispidum {{small|L. (1753)}}

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Drosanthemum hispidum, the hairy dewflower, is a species of perennial herb in the family Aizoaceae (stone plants). They are succulent plants and have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Flowers are visited by Colletes schultzei.{{Cite web|title=Drosanthemum hispidum (L.) Schwant. - Encyclopedia of Life|url=https://eol.org/pages/480603|access-date=2022-02-04|website=eol.org}}{{Cite web|last=Mifsud|first=Stephen|date=2002-08-23|title=Drosanthemum hispidum (Hairy Dewflower) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands.|url=https://www.maltawildplants.com/AIZO/Drosanthemum_hispidum.php|access-date=2022-02-16|website=www.maltawildplants.com|language=en-us}}

D. hispidum contains the alkaloid 4'-O-demethylmesembrenol{{cite journal | doi=10.1076/phbi.36.3.173.6350 | title=The Distribution of Mesembrine Alkaloids in Selected Taxa of the Mesembryanthemaceae and their Modification in the Sceletium Derived 'Kougoed' | year=1998 | last1=Smith | first1=Michael T. | last2=Field | first2=Courtney R. | last3=Crouch | first3=Neil R. | last4=Hirst | first4=Manton | journal=Pharmaceutical Biology | volume=36 | issue=3 | pages=173–179 | doi-access=free }} structurally related to alkaloids in Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum).