For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Family Aizoaceae  
By the time I reached Augrabies, the weather was warming up and some of the spring flowers were starting to bloom.
This is another of the Ice Plants and I think it must get its name from what looks like ice on the stems.
 It is a small succulent which spreads along the ground with the flowers never reaching more than 10cm in height.