Delosperma lavisiae flower

The pink-purple flower of Delosperma lavisiae has about two whorls of oblong petals, not all of the same length but all tapering abruptly to pointed tips. The loose cluster of stamens appear to end in thin, thread-like, creamy anthers. It is uncertain whether staminodes are present here among or around the stamens, but a few shorter petals can be spotted on the inside of the whorls.

The oval shapes of the bud tops in different stages allow inspection of the pushing apart of the five unequal sepal lobes of each bud by the burgeoning petals (Smith, et al, 2017; Smith, et al, 1998; iNaturalist).