Disphyma australe
Disphyma australe is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It is a prostrate, succulent annual shrub or short-lived perennial plant with stems up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long, leaves that are three-sided in cross-section with a rounded lower angle, and white to deep pink daisy-like flowers with staminodes up to 30 mm (1.2 in) long.
Habit at Punakaiki
| Kermadec ice plant | |
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| Disphyma australe near Hāwera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Disphyma |
| Species: | D. australe |
| Binomial name | |
| Disphyma australe | |
Taxonomy
New Zealand authorities recognise two subspecies of Disphyma australe:
- Disphyma australe (W.T.Aiton) N.E.Br. subsp. australe[2] that mostly grows on clif faces, rock stacks and beaches, rarely in marshes and estuaries and occurs on both the North and South Islands, as well as on the Manawatāwhi / Three Kings, Stewart / Rakiura and Chatham Islands;[3]
- Disphyma australe subsp. stricticaule Chinnock[4] that is endemic to the Kermadec Islands where it grows on cliff faces, beaches and near bird nesting grounds.[5]
References
- "Disphyma australe (Sol. ex Aiton) J.M.Black". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- "Disphyma australe (W.T.Aiton) N.E.Br. subsp. australe". New Zealand Landcare Research. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- de Lange, Peter J. "Disphyma australe subsp. australe". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- "Disphyma australe subsp. stricticaule Chinnock". New Zealand Landcare Research. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- de Lange, Peter J. "Disphyma australe subsp. stricticaule". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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