Aizoaceae
Aizoon canariense L.
Aizoon canariense L.
Aizoon canariense L. is a small spreading succulent-like herb with small yellowish-sepaled flowers, used as food during famine.
Aizoon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh.
Aizoon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh.
Aizoon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. is a prostrate or decumbent plant with characteristic leaves, flowers, and seeds as described.
Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus
Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus
Carpobrotus acinaciformis is a sprawling succulent groundcover from South Africa, widely cultivated and sometimes invasive outside its range.
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E.Br.
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E.Br.
Carpobrotus chilensis is a ground-covering succulent that is often invasive, with edible parts and documented medicinal uses.
Carpobrotus deliciosus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
Carpobrotus deliciosus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
Carpobrotus deliciosus is a sour-fig species indigenous to South Africa's southern coast with sweet edible fruits.
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.
Carpobrotus edulis is a creeping South African succulent with edible parts used in traditional medicine.
Carpobrotus glaucescens (Haw.) Schwantes
Carpobrotus glaucescens (Haw.) Schwantes
Carpobrotus glaucescens is a coastal succulent with edible parts, traditionally used for food and medicinal purposes.
Carpobrotus rossii (Haw.) Schwantes
Carpobrotus rossii (Haw.) Schwantes
Carpobrotus rossii (karkalla) is a succulent Australian coastal plant with traditional edible uses and active plant extracts.
Cheiridopsis denticulata (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Cheiridopsis denticulata (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Cheiridopsis denticulata, commonly called pink fingers, is a South African succulent with yellow flowers and distinctive colored foliage.
Cleretum bellidiforme (Burm.fil.) G.D.Rowley
Cleretum bellidiforme (Burm.fil.) G.D.Rowley
Cleretum bellidiforme is a winter-growing annual succulent native to Western South Africa, widely grown as an ornamental garden plant.
Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br.
Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br.
Conicosia pugioniformis is a South African succulent that is an introduced invasive weed in regions like California’s Central Coast.
Disphyma australe (Aiton) J.M.Black
Disphyma australe (Aiton) J.M.Black
Disphyma australe, New Zealand ice plant, is a coastal succulent endemic to New Zealand, with historical food and medicinal uses.
Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L.Bolus
Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L.Bolus
Disphyma crassifolium is a low-growing succulent shrub found in saline habitats in South Africa and Australia.
Drosanthemum floribundum (Haw.) Schwantes
Drosanthemum floribundum (Haw.) Schwantes
Drosanthemum floribundum is a trailing succulent perennial in the ice plant family native to South Africa's Eastern Cape.
Glottiphyllum depressum (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Glottiphyllum depressum (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Glottiphyllum depressum is a distichous-leaved succulent native to South Africa's Western Cape Province, with hooked-tipped leaves and tumble seed capsules.
Jordaaniella dubia (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann
Jordaaniella dubia (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann
Jordaaniella dubia is a South African coastal succulent that works well as an attractive, easy-to-propagate coastal garden ground cover.
Lampranthus bicolor (L.) N.E.Br.
Lampranthus bicolor (L.) N.E.Br.
Lampranthus bicolor is a spreading succulent flowering plant in Aizoaceae native to southwestern South Africa.
Malephora crocea (Jacq.) Schwantes
Malephora crocea (Jacq.) Schwantes
Malephora crocea, the coppery mesemb or red ice plant, is a succulent perennial groundcover native to Southern Africa grown as an ornamental and fire-resistant groundcover.
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.fil.
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.fil.
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium is a low-growing South African succulent ornamental with psychoactive alkaloids that is invasive in California.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, or ice plant, is a succulent halophyte native to Africa, Sinai, and southern Europe, with edible parts and invasive status in many regions.
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L.
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L.
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, the slenderleaf iceplant type species, is a South African succulent often introduced and invasive elsewhere.
Oscularia deltoides (L.) Schwantes
Oscularia deltoides (L.) Schwantes
Oscularia deltoides is a South African succulent ornamental grown for its pink spring flowers, with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Sarcozona praecox (F.Muell.) S.T.Blake
Sarcozona praecox (F.Muell.) S.T.Blake
Sarcozona praecox is a succulent shrub found in arid regions of southern and inland Australia.
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Sesuvium portulacastrum is a low vining coastal plant with antibacterial activity and specific recorded fatty acid content.
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