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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 12 years ago

Thank you Ava for the catch and correction.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

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

soul soaring wind
soul soaring wind 12 years 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 12 years ago


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

soul soaring wind
soul soaring wind 12 years ago

Thank you Gerardo :)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Very nice!

soul soaring wind
Spotted by
soul soaring wind

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

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

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