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Mesembryanthemum amplectens

Mesembryanthemum amplectens in flower in habitat
Common names: clasping ice plant (Eng.); klouvygie (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... images by Karel du Toit, Nick Helme and Pieter Mier. Mesembryanthemum amplectens is a cushion-forming, succulent ... seeds, that can be collected in late summer to autumn. Mesembryanthemum amplectens is native and endemic to South ... them an advantage to survive drought and arid conditions. Mesembryanthemum Mesembryanthemum amplectens is easy to ...

07 / 10 / 2024 | Thabang Makola | Karoo Desert NBG
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
Common names: common ice plant, crystalline ice plant, rosa de jericho (Eng.); brakslaai, brakvy, noeta, olifantslaai, slaai, slaaibos, slaaibossie, soutslaai, vols
Family: Aizoaceae

... Ncaphayi Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2019 Mesembryanthemum crystallinum is a large, mat-forming annual ... is that M. nodiflorum is smaller than M. crystallinum . Mesembryanthemum crystallinum grows in a wide range of ... habitats, it can, however, be very sensitive to frost. Mesembryanthemum crystallinum flowers are pollinated by many ...

15 / 07 / 2019 | Sinikeziwe Ncaphayi | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Mesembryanthemum varians

Plant in flower
Common names: salt mesemb, skeleton plant (English); soutvygie (Afrikaans)
Family: Aizoaceae

... Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden July 2014   Mesembryanthemum varians is a low-growing, scrambling and ... are recurved, with bladder cells appearing as small dots. Mesembryanthemum varians has white to pale yellow flowers, ... The fruit, a capsule with valve wings, has 4 to 5 locules. Mesembryanthemum varians flowers between August and October, ...

14 / 07 / 2014 | Ricardo Riddles | Karoo Desert NBG
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