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Malephora crocea (Red Ice Plant) |
Malephora crocea (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 : |
Malephora crocea(Jacquin) Schwantes Published in Deutsche Gärt.-Zeitung 43: 7 (1928) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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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) : | Red Ice Plant, Coppery Mesembryanthemum | Maltese name(s) : | Maltese name not known | Status for Malta : | Species that was introduced in Malta after year 1492 and spreads to form established, non-invasive populations. It may become become invasive if it widespreads rapidly. | 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 : | All Year | Colour of Flowers: | Orange or Red | Remarks : | Closely related is the species Malephora purpureo-crocea which has a violet-purple colour at the lower surface of the petals in contrast to a reddish one in M. crocea . Some authors considered the two species as varieties or subspecies. |
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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 |
[Ca(C L T) nGa(F) Si(S)] |
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