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Malephora purpureo-crocea (Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant) |
Malephora purpureo-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 purpureo-crocea(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) : | Tequila Sunrise 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 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 : | Differs from Malephora crocea by a purplish colour at the lower surface of the petals (reddish in M. crocea). Closely related to Malephora crocea which has a reddish colour at the lower surface of the petals in contrast to a violet-purple one in M. purpureo-crocea . Some authors considered the two species as varieties or subspecies. It is the second most successful naturalised species in Maltese natural habitats within the Aizoaceaa species after Carpobrotus acinaciformis. A large pupulations the size of 100 x 50m is found at the Cumnija area in Mellieha, near the sewage treatment plant. |
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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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