Ice plant
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Plant common names
- AizoaceaeAizoaceaeThe Family Aizoaceae or Ficoidaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1900 species. They are commonly known as stone plants or carpet weeds. Species that resemble stones or pebbles are sometimes called mesembs...
, the ice plant family - Carpobrotus chilensisCarpobrotus chilensisCarpobrotus chilensis is a species of succulent plant known by the common name sea fig. It is probably native to southern Africa but is familiar elsewhere, particularly the coastline of western North America, where it is an invasive introduced species that has taken hold and become commonplace. It...
- Carpobrotus edulis
- ConicosiaConicosiaConicosia is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family native to southern Africa. They are known commonly as narrow-leafed ice plants. These are relatively short-lived perennials with underground stems and tentacle-shaped, dull-pointed triangular leaves...
, narrow-leafed ice plants - Delosperma cooperiDelosperma cooperiDelosperma cooperi is a dwarf perennial plant, native to South Africa. It forms a dense lawn with abundant, long-lasting flowering...
, Cooper's ice plant - Delosperma bosseranum
- Disphyma australe, Māori ice plant, New Zealand ice plant
- Hylotelephium spectabileHylotelephium spectabileHylotelephium spectabile is a plant in the stonecrop family, Crassulaceae. Its common names include showy stonecrop, ice plant, and butterfly stone crop. A variety commonly grown is called "Autumn Joy"....
- LampranthusLampranthusLampranthus is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. All are succulent plants.One of the species in this genus is L. roseus, the mini ice plant.-Reproduction:...
species - Martynia annua
- Mesembryanthemum crystallinumMesembryanthemum crystallinumMesembryanthemum crystallinum is a prostrate succulent plant that is native to Africa, Western Asia and Europe. The plant is covered with large, glistening bladder cells, reflected in its common names of Common Ice Plant, Crystalline Iceplant or Iceplant.-Uses:Its leaves are edible, as with some...
(syn. Cryophytum crystallinum), common ice plant - SedumSedumSedum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. It contains around 400 species of leaf succulents that are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, varying from annual and creeping herbs to shrubs. The plants have...
genus, also referred to as "ice plant" - Solanum sisymbriifoliumSolanum sisymbriifoliumSolanum sisymbriifolium is commonly known as Sticky Nightshade, the Fire-and-Ice plant, Litchi Tomato, or Morelle de Balbis.The small edible fruits are red on the outside and yellow inside. It grows inside a husk which burst open when the fruit ripens...
, fire and ice plant
Ice manufacturers
- Punta Gorda Ice PlantPunta Gorda Ice PlantThe Punta Gorda Ice Plant is a historic ice plant in Punta Gorda, Florida, United States. It is located at 408 Tamiami Trail. Currently, it houses a pub and pizzeria. On December 12, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References and external links:* at * ** **...
- Florida Power and Light Company Ice PlantFlorida Power and Light Company Ice PlantThe Florida Power and Light Company Ice Plant is a historic site in Melbourne, Florida, United States. It is located at 1604 South Harbor City Boulevard. On November 17, 1982, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References:* at * at...
- Chrystal Water and Power Company-Spencer Water and Ice CompanyChrystal Water and Power Company-Spencer Water and Ice CompanyChrystal Water and Power Company-Spencer Water and Ice Company, also known as Spencer Ice Plant, is a historic power station and ice manufacturing plant located at Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia. It was built in 1903 and expanded in 1911. It is a one story, brick industrial building in the...