OregonFlora: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum vs. Aizoaceae

	Mesembryanthemum crystallinum	Aizoaceae
		fig marigold family, ice plant family
Habit		Herbs or subshrubs perennial, papillate; rooting at nodes or not.
Stems		prostrate and mat-forming; to erect.
Leaves		cauline; opposite; flat or 3-angled; stipules absent.
Inflorescences		terminal or axillary; flowers solitary; bracts present or absent; bracteoles absent; pedicels present or absent.
Flowers		bisexual, tubular or campanulate; hypanthia present; calyx lobes 4–5, hooded or beaked or not; equal or unequal; petals 0–250; stamens 30–250; pistils 1; ovaries inferior or half-inferior; placentation parietal; styles 0–25; distinct; stigmas 2–25.
Fruits		berries or dehiscent capsules; dehiscence loculicidal or septicidal, usually with multiple valves, with or without membranes covering seeds, or dehiscence circumscissile.
Seeds		many, slightly tuberculate or smooth.

	Mesembryanthemum crystallinum	Aizoaceae
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	[BONAP county map]
Discussion		Temperate and tropical regions worldwide. 130 genera; 2 genera treated in Flora.
Source		Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 61
Web links	Local floras: CA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: CA, OR Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Aizoaceae

fig marigold family, ice plant family

Habit

Herbs or subshrubs perennial, papillate; rooting at nodes or not.

Stems

prostrate and mat-forming; to erect.

Leaves

cauline; opposite; flat or 3-angled;

stipules absent.

Inflorescences

terminal or axillary;

flowers solitary;

bracts present or absent;

bracteoles absent;

pedicels present or absent.

Flowers

bisexual, tubular or campanulate; hypanthia present;

calyx lobes 4–5, hooded or beaked or not; equal or unequal;

petals 0–250;

stamens 30–250;

pistils 1;

ovaries inferior or half-inferior;

placentation parietal;

styles 0–25; distinct;

stigmas 2–25.

Fruits

berries or dehiscent capsules; dehiscence loculicidal or septicidal, usually with multiple valves, with or without membranes covering seeds, or dehiscence circumscissile.

Seeds

many, slightly tuberculate or smooth.