Aizoaceae

Showy dewflower

Drosanthemum floribundum (Haw.) Schwantes

Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Drosanthemum

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Showy dewflower (Drosanthemum floribundum) — FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 花弥生
English: Showy dewflower
Welsh: Llysiau gwlithog gwelw

Synonyms

Drosanthemum torquatum (Haw.) Schwantes
Mesembryanthemum floribundum Haw.
Mesembryanthemum furfureum Haw.
Mesembryanthemum hirtellum Salm-Dyck
Mesembryanthemum hispidum var. pallidum Haw.
Mesembryanthemum torquatum Haw.

Flowers

In flower: April to May, July to February (from 113 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: wild_wind, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lisa Bennett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dan Scali, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jenny Saito, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frederique Latournerie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tom and T Herman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Lomas, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: chantal Ravella, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nancy Akers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.