Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-663.27.05
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
English: Slenderleaf iceplant.
Region: Mediterranean, Macaronesia, Middle East; introduced in Australia, western United States, Mexico, Atlantic islands.
Habitat: coastal.
Botany
Herb; annual; forming prostrate clumps or mats of stems.
Stem: up to 20 cm long; small stem branches.
Leaves: knob-like, cylindrical; fleshy; up to 2 cm long; green to bright red; visibly bumpy with shiny, bubble-like papillae.
Flowers: solitary or borne in loose clusters; 5 mm wide; petals many, narrow to thready, white or pale yellow.
Fruit: a capsule, opens when it becomes wet, releasing seeds.
