Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum is a succulent, salt-tolerant flowering plant known for its glistening, bladder-like cells that give it a crystalline appearance and its use in ornamental gardening and halophyte research.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mesembryanthemum crystallinum canonical | 3 |
| crystalline ice plant | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halophyte
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plant species ⓘ succulent plant ⓘ |
| commonName |
common ice plant
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
crystalline ice plant
|
| droughtTolerance | high ⓘ |
| ecologicalImpact | can become invasive outside native range ⓘ |
| family | Aizoaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pinkish
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| genus | Mesembryanthemum ⓘ |
| growthForm |
succulent annual
ⓘ
succulent biennial ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal areas
ⓘ
saline soils ⓘ |
| introducedRange |
Australia
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean region
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafSurface |
covered with bladder cells
ⓘ
glistening appearance ⓘ |
| leafType | fleshy leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | short-lived perennial in mild climates ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | full sun ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature | crystalline appearance on leaves and stems ⓘ |
| nativeRange | South Africa ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| ornamentalUse |
coastal landscaping
ⓘ
groundcover ⓘ rock gardens ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway |
C3
ⓘ
facultative CAM ⓘ |
| reproduction | by seed ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model for CAM induction
ⓘ
model for halophyte biology ⓘ model for osmotic stress responses ⓘ model for salt stress tolerance ⓘ |
| salinityAdaptationMechanism |
ion sequestration in bladder cells
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osmolyte accumulation ⓘ |
| saltAccumulation | stores salt in bladder cells ⓘ |
| saltTolerance | high ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
sandy soils
ⓘ
well-drained soils ⓘ |
| specializedCells | epidermal bladder cells ⓘ |
| stressResponse | switches from C3 to CAM under stress ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| waterStorage | succulent tissues ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
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commonName
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
crystalline ice plant