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 14 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 house plants

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 (now a 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 house plants

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]