Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
Sp. Pl. 1: 480. 1753.
Common names: Slender-leaved iceplant
Introduced
Synonyms: Cryophytum nodiflorum (Linnaeus) L. Bolus Gasoul nodiflorum (Linnaeus) Rothmaler
Plants annual. Stems prostrate to ascending, branched from base, 15–20 cm, sessile. Leaves: blade ± terete, linear, 1–2 cm. Inflorescences axillary, flowers solitary, sessile or petiolate; bracts absent. Flowers 4–5 mm diam.; hypanthium obconic; calyx lobes 5, equal; petals 20, connate, white, aging yellow; stamens 10. Capsules finely papillate. Seeds 100, smooth to minutely tuberculate. 2n = 36.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Coastal bluffs, margins of saline wetlands
Elevation: 0-100 m
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., N.J., Mexico (Baja California), Europe (Mediterranean), Asia, Atlantic Islands, Australia
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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leaflike +
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dehiscence +
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Slender-leaved iceplant +
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nutlike +
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Sp. Pl. +
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fibrous +
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smooth to rough +
100 +
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1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
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underground +
erect +
filiform +
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