Family Name | Aizoaceae |
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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 |
Image | 241147.jpg |