Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
(crystalline iceplant)

Aizoaceae

 

Abundance:
Common

Distribution:
North side between Potato Harbor and San Pedro Point; west and south west portions from Fraser Point to Pozo, Johnson, and Willows Canyon drainages; vicinity of Smugglers Canyon.

 

Photos
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A large stand of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum on Santa Barbara Island.

 

Two close-up views of the leaves and flowers of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.

 

Distribution information originally based on "A Flora of Santa Cruz Island" Steve Junak et al.
Copyright Santa Barbara Botanic Garden & California Native Plant Society 1995.

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