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Each value Trefle shows for Disphyma crassifolium, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced3 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	(L.) L.Bolus	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Fl. Pl. South Africa 6: t. 276 (1927)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1927	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Purple dewplant	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Cape Prov., C. & S. Australia	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Biological type	empty	chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Flower color	blue, purple	blue, purple · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Fruit color	empty	red · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Not on the record
Fruit shape	capsule	capsule · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Maximum height	20 cm	19.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 882	Differs from sources
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 882	Sourced
Fruit months	empty	jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Not on the record
Ecology
Ground humidity	empty	3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Light	empty	9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Soil nutriments	empty	5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Soil salinity	empty	3 / 9 · slightly saline (oligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Other
Human usage type	—	salt_tolerant_ornamental, thatching · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 341, 414	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	4 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record

Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L.Bolus, 1927 16% complete

Purple dewplant

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