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Lampranthus multiradiatus (Creeping Ice Plant) |
Lampranthus multiradiatus (AIZOOACEAE.) Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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Nomenclature and Basic Information |
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 ]
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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
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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. |
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Species Description and Distribution |
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):
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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] |
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