Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Mesembryanthemoideae > Mesembryanthemum > Mesembryanthemum subg. Phyllobolus > Mesembryanthemum sect. Flaviflora

Characteristics

Prostrate, succulent shrub, with internodes of main stem shorter than those on side branches. Leaves flatly triquetrous, ovate or narrowly ovate, bladder-cells much flattened. Flowers pink with white centre or completely yellow, rarely pink with yellow centre. Fruit 4-or 5-locular, locules very deep.
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Shrublets with fibrous or thickened roots. Plants mat-forming, rooting at nodes. Like M. englishiae but leaves depressed-trigonous, ovate or narrowly ovate. Fruits 4-or 5-locular.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

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Distribution

Mesembryanthemum pallens world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000370830
COL ID 4H5M2
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum pallens Phyllobolus pallens Platythyra pallens Prenia pallens Prenia pallens var. pallens

Lower taxons

Mesembryanthemum pallens subsp. pallens Mesembryanthemum pallens subsp. lanceum Mesembryanthemum pallens subsp. luteum Mesembryanthemum pallens subsp. namaquense