Species name :

Lampranthus multiradiatus(Jacquin) N. E. Brown

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum Jacq.

Synonym that was used for long in Malta: Lampranthus roseus (Willdenow) Schwantes

Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Aizooaceae Rudolphi (The Fig-Marigold Family)
16 species from the Aizooaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Creeping Ice Plant, Noon Flower

Maltese name(s) :

Maltese name not known

Status for Malta :

Casual or accidental alien species introduced in Malta rather recently and which is short-lived or resticted in small populations for a short time without becoming widespread.

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: CHAMEOPHYTE (dwarf or small shrubs)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

May-Oct

Colour of Flowers:

Pink or Violet

Remarks :

From these 3 photos, the identification is not certain and in fact the multi-flowering habit may indicate to be a pale variety of Disphyma crassifolium, but the slender and elongated leaves are typical of the Lampranthus. Lampranthus multiradiatus is perhaps more known under the species name of L. roseum which is now one of its synonym.

Habitat in Europe:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Degraded areas or wasteground usually from dumped cultivated material, or abandoned cultivation

Botanical Description:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

[Az aAz(C F M P S T) nBl Bl(M) nBr nCa nGa(C) Hb(E) nLu nMa]