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Taxon:  Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.



Summary
Genus:
Mesembryanthemum
Family:
Aizoaceae
Nomen number:
24132
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:480. 1753
Verified:
11/16/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (6  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cryophytum crystallinum (L.) N. E. Br.

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Reference(s)
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    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
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Common names
English
common iceplant –
crystalline iceplant –
iceplant –
French
ficoïde cristalline –
ficoïde glaciale –
German
Eiskraut –
Portuguese
barrilha –
Spanish
barrilla de Canarias –
escarchada –
escarchosa –
Swedish
isört –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
1NativeAfricaMiddle Atlantic OceanSt. Helena  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola s.w.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaNorthern Cape 
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape 
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern Asia******  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia s.w.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.e. & Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt n.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia s.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRio Negro 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruArequipa 
5UncertainEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • MIDDLE ATLANTIC OCEAN: St. Helena
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola (s.w.)
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape]
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mauritania
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Egypt [Sinai], ******
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Croatia (s.w.), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (s.e. & Corsica)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt (n.)
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (s.)
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Portugal
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Pennsylvania]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chubut, Rio Negro], Chile
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru [Arequipa]
Uncertain
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece (incl. Crete)
Economic Uses
Environmental
Human food
vegetable (fide Food Feed Crops US; Invasive Pl Spec) –
Medicines
folklore (fide F NAmer) –
Weed
(fide Rep NCEPPC; Invasive Pl Spec) –


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