Citation: Schwantes, Reprium nov. Spec. Regni veg. 43:257 (1938).

Synonymy: Mesembryanthemum papulosum L.f., Suppl. 259 (1782).

Common name: None

Description:
Prostrate annual up to c. 50 cm diam.; leaves 40-70 X 7-12 mm.

Peduncles 4-8 mm in flower, enlarging in fruit; perianth lobes 3-8 mm long; petaloid staminodes 2-5 mm long.

Capsule c. 1.3 cm diam.

Image source: fig. 114b in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: L. Bolus (1962) Fl. Pl. Afr. 35: pl. 1366.

Distribution:    W.Aust.; N.S.W. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: in spring.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Taxonomic notes: This species may be mistaken for the much showier Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, which has longer petaloid staminodes and is commonly grown in gardens.

Author: Not yet available