Dasispermum suffruticosum

    Dasispermum suffruticosum

    Dasispermum suffruticosum or the sea parsley may bring its own palette of colours to beach sand, should the sand not make the effort itself!

    The plant is a hairless, branched perennial herb that may grow erect to 50 cm or lie prostrate on dunes or sandy flats. This specimen that was seen on a dune at Cape Agulhas during January is well branched and strong. Its colouring reflects the presence of green and blue-green leaves, white or cream flower clusters and inflorescences in various stages of maturing into fruit (Manning and Goldblatt, 1996; Bean and Johns, 2005).