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Delosperma lavisiae

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Species of plant in the genus Delosperma

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

Delosperma lavisiae is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to South Africa (Free State and KwaZulu-Natal) and Lesotho. It goes by a number of common names relating to its habitat, growing as high as 2,650 m (8,700 ft) up in the Drakensberg mountains; Drakensberg ice plant, Drakensberg vygie, and mountain vygie. A mat‑forming, cold hardy succulent, able to withstand occasional frosts as low as −20 to −15 °C (−4 to 5 °F), it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. "Delosperma lavisiae L.Bolus". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. "Drakensberg Ice Plant (Delosperma lavisiae)". Plants Database. National Gardening Association. 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. Coulson, Damien (3 July 2014). "Delosperma lavisiae". Clarens News. Clarens Village Nature Reserve. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. December 2020. p. 32. Retrieved 1 April 2021. H6
Taxon identifiers
Delosperma lavisiae


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