Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, Ice Plant, Diamond Ficoides,
אהל הגבישים
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| | Scientific name: |
| Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. |
| Common name: |
| Ice Plant, Diamond Ficoides |
| Hebrew name: |
| אהל הגבישים |
| Family: |
| Aizoaceae, חיעדיים |
Date Picture Taken: June 16, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, opposite, entire |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean strand |
| Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Euro-Siberian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 21, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Mesembryanthemum , mesembrianthemum, Greek, mesembria, "midday"; anthemon, "flower"; in allusion to the fact that the only species then known all bloomed at noon. When species of other habits became known, the genus was renamed mesembryanthemum. As now spelled, the derivation is mesos, "middle"; embryon, "fruit"; anthemon, "flower."
crystallinum, κρύσταλλος, krustallos, “ice"; crystalline, transparant.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Date Picture Taken: June 5, 2006
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