Mesembryanthemum gaussenii Leredde
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About the genus · Mesembryanthemum
Mesembryanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to southern Africa. As with many members of that family, it is characterized by long-lasting flower heads. Flowers of Mesembryanthemum protect close at night-time but open in sunlight. More on Wikipedia ›
Quoted from Wikipedia, "Mesembryanthemum", CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cultivation
Grouped as a cactus or succulent, listed under the family Aizoaceae in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “succulent annual”.
How this section is made
Each card states this species' habitat figures with their sources, and what two fixed rules read from them; nothing here says what the plant does, wants or tolerates. The rules · the terms.
Group. Listed under the family Aizoaceae in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “succulent annual”. A group is taken only where Kew's description of the species agrees with the table's listing. The table gives no figure and no prose; the cold floor is the habitat's alone.
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Similar habitat climate Not checked: GBIF's records were not asked (why, under the name), and the nearest habitat climates are read from the climate they give.
Other Mesembryanthemum 107 in the reference
Mesembryanthemum aitonis Angled iceplant Photo: CC BY-SA, Nicola van Berkel Mesembryanthemum amabile Aizoaceae Mesembryanthemum amplectens Aizoaceae Mesembryanthemum archeri Rigid Skeletonfig 
Mesembryanthemum articulatum Bead Ashbush Photo: CC0, author not stated
Mesembryanthemum barklyi Elephant salt salad Photo: CC BY, Shaun Swanepoel Mesembryanthemum baylissii Aizoaceae 
Mesembryanthemum bicorne Aizoaceae Photo: CC BY-SA, kevin koen
Mesembryanthemum brevicarpum Day Desertfig Photo: CC0, author not stated Mesembryanthemum bulletrapense Aizoaceae 
Mesembryanthemum canaliculatum Beach Dropfig Photo: CC BY, De Waal Hugo Mesembryanthemum caudatum Aizoaceae all 108 ›Names & registers
Also known as Opophytum gaussenii. (WCVP, RBG Kew)
The record
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Where this page came from built 2026-10-22
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