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Santa Pola, España (2012).Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum.
It grows as a prostrate, succulent shrub or annual herb, from two to 30 centimetres high. Unlike the other pigfaces its leaves are round in cross-section. Flowers are pink, purple or violet.
Habitat: D. crassifolium grows in saline areas such as coastal dunes and samphire flats, and tolerates a range of soils including sand, loam and clay.
''Disphyma'' is a monotypic genus of succulent shrubs. Commonly known as round-leaved pigface, New Zealand iceplant and purple dewplant, it occurs in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Its sole species, ''Disphyma crassifolium'', is divided into two subspecies, ''D. crassifolium'' subsp. ''crassifolium'' and ''D. crassifolium'' subsp. ''clavellatum''.
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