Mesembryanthemum

E289869

genus taxon

Mesembryanthemum is a genus of succulent flowering plants, often called ice plants, known for their daisy-like blooms and adaptation to arid, sunny environments.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Mesembryanthemum canonical	2
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum	2
Delosperma	1
Lampranthus	1
Mesembryanthemaceae	1
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
adaptation	drought tolerance ⓘ tolerance of high sunlight ⓘ tolerance of poor soils ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ surface form: Core eudicots Eudicots ⓘ
commonName	fig marigolds ⓘ ice plants ⓘ
containsTaxon	Mesembryanthemum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mesembryanthemum cordifolium Mesembryanthemum crystallinum ⓘ Mesembryanthemum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
cultivatedAs	ornamental plant ⓘ
family	Aizoaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	orange ⓘ pink ⓘ purple ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ
floweringTime	daytime ⓘ
flowerType	daisy-like flowers ⓘ
growthForm	mat-forming ⓘ prostrate ⓘ sprawling ⓘ
habitat	arid regions ⓘ coastal areas ⓘ rocky slopes ⓘ
hasSynonym	Mesembryanthema (orthographic variant) ⓘ
isA	flowering plant ⓘ succulent plant ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	succulent leaves ⓘ
lightRequirement	full sun ⓘ
nativeTo	South Africa ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ surface form: southern Africa
notableSpecies	Mesembryanthemum crystallinum ⓘ Mesembryanthemum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
order	Caryophyllales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	CAM photosynthesis ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
seedDispersal	capsules ⓘ
soilPreference	sandy soil ⓘ well-drained soil ⓘ
taxonomicRank	genus ⓘ
usedFor	erosion control ⓘ ground cover ⓘ
waterRequirement	low water ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aizoaceae → notableGenus → Mesembryanthemum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delosperma

Aizoaceae → notableGenus → Mesembryanthemum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lampranthus

Succulent Karoo → hasFloraGroup → Mesembryanthemum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesembryanthemaceae

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum → genus → Mesembryanthemum ⓘ

Mesembryanthemum → containsTaxon → Mesembryanthemum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Mesembryanthemum → containsTaxon → Mesembryanthemum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesembryanthemum cordifolium

Mesembryanthemum → notableSpecies → Mesembryanthemum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum