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Malephora lutea (Rocky Point Ice Plant) |
Malephora lutea (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 lutea(Haworth) Schwantes | 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) : | Rocky Point Ice Plant | 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 | 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: | Yellow | Remarks : | Found naturalised at the Northern coast of Gozo close to Wied il-Ghasri and also at Zewwieqa area near Mgarr harbour, most likely after plants have been dumped in the whereabouts. |
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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. Found naturalised in few places. |
Botanical Description: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
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