[Specimen details]

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
Family Name Aizoaceae
Currently Accepted Name Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.
Locality Mexico. Baja California Bahía de Los Angeles; Cerraja Island. 28° 59' 47" N 113° 31' 14" W
Description Succulent, prostrate, annual herb with violet/purple flowers and crystaline-looking water sacks on the leaves and stem.
Habitat Found in a large population on NW arm of the island, on the flats and moving upslope to the center; desert annuals and succulents, many non-natives.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector P. West
with G. Polis
Collection Date 02 Mar 1998
Accession Number 241147
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