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Ice Plant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Description:

A type of ice plant growing just outside a Mission.



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6 Comments

soul soaring wind
soul soaring wind a year ago

Thank you Ava for the catch and correction.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B a year ago

It might be Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
See this site: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-6299563/...

soul soaring wind
soul soaring wind a year ago

Ava do you know the name. The family that runs the Mission in Mexico called it a cactus. The drops are from some type of sap it secretes (what we were told).

Ava T-B
Ava T-B a year ago


This isn't cactus; it's a type of ice plant.

soul soaring wind
soul soaring wind a year ago

Thank you Gerardo :)

Very nice!

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Lat: 27.13, Long: -112.87

Spotted on May 27, 2010
Submitted on Mar 11, 2012

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