Chatham Island ice plant | |
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On Chatham Island | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Disphyma |
Species: | D. papillatum
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Binomial name | |
Disphyma papillatum Chinnock[1]
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Disphyma papillatum, commonly known as Chatham Island ice plant,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae and is endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. It is a succulent, prostrate herb with flattened, pimply, trailing stems, leaves that are triangular in cross-section, and white to pink, dark blue or purple daisy-like flowers.