Species name :

Lampranthus multiradiatus(Jacquin) N. E. Brown

Synonyms :

Basionym or principal synonym: Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum Jacq.

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

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

Plant Family :

Aizooaceae The Fig-Marigold Family 16 Aizooaceae species recorded from Malta.
Rudolphi

English name(s) :

Creeping Ice Plant, Noon Flower

Maltese name(s) :

Maltese name not known

Status for Malta :

Cultivated for agricultural or horticultural purposes but can be found in the wild as an escapee

Frequency :

Data not available - casual in the wild as a garden/field escape

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: CHAMEOPHYTE (Small or dwarf 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

Habitat :

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

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]